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Tucker 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 919 1,182.0 940.0 918.7 2.3 41
Diseases of the Heart 333 428.3 333.7 299.2 11.5 35
Malignant Neoplasms 201 258.5 204.7 213.0 -3.9 46
    Lung 50 64.3 51.1 59.0 -13.4 52
    Colon 24 30.9 24.0 19.6 22.4 7
    Breast 17 42.6 32.7 34.3 TS TS 20
    Prostate 11 29.1 21.9 28.8 TS TS 43
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 99 127.3 102.2 102.8 -0.6 27
Diabetes 29 37.3 29.1 22.7 28.3 24
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 65 83.6 64.0 63.1 1.5 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39 50.2 37.9 40.5 -6.3 49
Pneumonia and Influenza 30 38.6 29.4 33.8 -13.0 44
Unintentional Injuries 30 38.6 36.8 35.6 3.3 45
    Motor Vehicle 15 19.3 19.1 16.3 TS TS 41
    Non-Motor Vehicle 15 19.3 17.7 19.3 TS TS 41
Intentional Injuries 5 6.4 6.5 21.3 TS TS 55
    Suicide 4 5.1 5.0 12.0 TS TS 55
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
1 1.3 1.5 9.3 TS TS 52
All Other Causes of Death 187 240.5 197.9 189.4 4.5 13
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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