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Taylor 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 1,841 1,196.7 986.6 918.7 7.4 * 28
Diseases of the Heart 677 440.1 356.4 299.2 19.1 * 22
Malignant Neoplasms 417 271.1 229.4 213.0 7.7 16
    Lung 154 100.1 85.0 59.0 44.1 * 6
    Colon 35 22.8 18.6 19.6 -5.2 38
    Breast 22 27.8 24.1 34.3 -29.6 47
    Prostate 24 32.2 24.9 28.8 -13.7 28
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 182 118.3 101.3 102.8 -1.4 29
Diabetes 38 24.7 19.8 22.7 -12.9 50
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 130 84.5 65.9 63.1 4.4 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 89 57.9 47.9 40.5 18.2 31
Pneumonia and Influenza 91 59.2 45.8 33.8 35.5 * 4
Unintentional Injuries 63 41.0 38.5 35.6 8.2 41
    Motor Vehicle 31 20.2 19.5 16.3 19.7 40
    Non-Motor Vehicle 32 20.8 19.0 19.3 -1.4 38
Intentional Injuries 23 15.0 14.3 21.3 -32.9 * 49
    Suicide 20 13.0 12.4 12.0 3.0 34
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
3 2.0 1.9 9.3 TS TS 49
All Other Causes of Death 313 203.5 168.7 189.4 -10.9 * 40
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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