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Braxton County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Number of Deaths

Selected
Causes of Death
1992-2001
Number of Deaths
1992-2001
County Crude Rate
1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate**
1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Difference
from U.S
SI* County
Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,585 1,116.0 907.0 882.2 2.8 50
Diseases of the Heart 526 370.4 292.1 279.0 4.7 50
Malignant Neoplasms 378 266.2 217.7 203.9 6.8 29
    Lung 128 90.1 73.0 57.6 26.7 * 21
    Colon 30 21.1 17.1 18.3 -6.6 42
    Breast 23 32.4 28.3 28.2 0.3 35
    Prostate 20 28.1 22.0 33.9 -35.1 * 42
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 177 124.6 102.6 99.6 3.0 29
Diabetes 59 41.5 32.8 23.8 37.9 26
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 105 73.9 57.5 61.6 -6.6 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 105 73.9 58.7 41.4 41.7 * 16
Pneumonia and Influenza 45 31.7 24.7 33.5 -26.2 * 40
Unintentional Injuries 77 54.2 50.8 35.6 42.7 * 19
    Motor Vehicle 44 31.0 31.0 15.9 94.8 * 12
    Non Motor Vehicle 33 23.2 19.8 19.6 1.2 33
Intentional Injuries 26 18.3 18.2 18.4 -1.2 33
    Suicide 20 14.1 14.1 11.3 24.9 30
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
6 4.2 4.1 7.2 TS TS 34
All Other Causes of Death 264 185.9 154.4 185.1 -16.6 * 52
Selected
Causes of Death
1992-2001
Number of Deaths
1992-2001
County Crude Rate
1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate**
1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Difference
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 31, 2004.

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