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Ritchie County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Number of Deaths

Selected
Causes of Death
1989-98
Number of Deaths
1989-98
County Crude Rate
1989-98
County Adjusted Rate**
1994
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Differnce
from U.S



SI*


County
Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,357 1,329.6 1,054.7 918.7 14.8 * 11
Diseases of the Heart 539 528.1 407.0 299.2 36.0 * 3
Malignant Neoplasms 261 255.7 210.5 213.0 -1.2 39
    Lung 76 74.5 61.9 59.0 5.0 42
    Colon 23 22.5 18.0 19.6 -8.1 40
    Breast 20 38.2 33.2 34.3 -3.3 16
    Prostate 11 22.1 16.7 28.8 TS TS 53
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 131 128.4 105.5 102.8 2.6 18
Diabetes 33 32.3 26.4 22.7 16.3 34
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 92 90.1 68.7 63.1 8.8 12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 75 73.5 58.1 40.5 43.5 * 14
Pneumonia and Influenza 44 43.1 32.1 33.8 -5.2 35
Unintentional Injuries 55 53.9 50.1 35.6 40.6 * 22
    Motor Vehicle 29 28.4 28.2 16.3 73.2 * 19
    Non-Motor Vehicle 26 25.5 21.8 19.3 13.0 27
Intentional Injuries 20 19.6 19.2 21.3 -9.7 27
    Suicide 11 10.8 10.4 12.0 TS TS 49
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
9 8.8 8.8 9.3 TS TS 10
All Other Causes of Death 238 233.2 182.6 189.4 -3.6 25
Selected
Causes of Death
1989-98
Number of Deaths
1989-98
County Crude Rate
1989-98
County Adjusted Rate**
1994
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Differnce
from U.S



SI*


County
Rank


* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
TS Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.


See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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