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Lewis 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 2,194 1,288.8 1,045.3 882.2 18.5 * 12
Diseases of the Heart 783 460.0 362.0 279.0 29.8 * 12
Malignant Neoplasms 486 285.5 230.7 203.9 13.1 * 16
    Lung 164 96.3 77.6 57.6 34.7 * 15
    Colon 55 32.3 26.0 18.3 42.0 * 4
    Breast 27 30.8 25.7 28.2 -8.8 43
    Prostate 31 37.5 29.5 33.9 -13.1 7
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 209 122.8 99.6 99.6 -0.0 39
Diabetes 89 52.3 42.4 23.8 78.3 * 6
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 144 84.6 65.8 61.6 6.8 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 136 79.9 62.4 41.4 50.6 * 12
Pneumonia and Influenza 44 25.8 20.2 33.5 -39.8 * 55
Unintentional Injuries 76 44.6 42.6 35.6 19.7 32
    Motor Vehicle 39 22.9 23.4 15.9 47.1 * 27
    Non Motor Vehicle 37 21.7 19.2 19.6 -2.0 35
Intentional Injuries 47 27.6 27.3 18.4 48.5 * 7
    Suicide 37 21.7 21.2 11.3 87.2 * 2
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
10 5.9 6.2 7.2 TS TS 20
All Other Causes of Death 389 228.5 191.9 185.1 3.7 36
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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