Roane 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	1,720	1,122.5	1,011.2	918.7	10.1	*	19
Diseases of the Heart	636	415.1	370.7	299.2	23.9	*	13
Malignant Neoplasms	377	246.0	218.2	213.0	2.5		30
Lung	130	84.8	74.4	59.0	26.0	*	20
Colon	27	17.6	15.4	19.6	-21.3		51
Breast	31	40.0	36.4	34.3	6.2		5
Prostate	21	27.8	24.5	28.8	-15.1		34
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	168	109.6	97.9	102.8	-4.7		37
Diabetes	34	22.2	19.7	22.7	-13.3		51
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	152	99.2	88.6	63.1	40.4	*	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	98	64.0	56.5	40.5	39.4	*	15
Pneumonia and Influenza	60	39.2	35.3	33.8	4.5		21
Unintentional Injuries	88	57.4	56.5	35.6	58.8	*	17
Motor Vehicle	48	31.3	31.7	16.3	94.5	*	13
Non-Motor Vehicle	40	26.1	24.8	19.3	28.7		17
Intentional Injuries	33	21.5	21.3	21.3	0.2		21
Suicide	24	15.7	14.9	12.0	24.2		23
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	9	5.9	6.4	9.3	TS	TS	22
All Other Causes of Death	242	157.9	144.3	189.4	-23.8	*	53
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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