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Lincoln 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 2,384 1,088.8 1,117.6 882.2 26.7 * 5
Diseases of the Heart 787 359.4 373.3 279.0 33.8 * 9
Malignant Neoplasms 560 255.8 251.1 203.9 23.1 * 6
    Lung 217 99.1 94.8 57.6 64.5 * 3
    Colon 34 15.5 15.8 18.3 -13.5 49
    Breast 44 39.6 39.7 28.2 40.9 3
    Prostate 37 34.3 36.0 33.9 6.3 2
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 228 104.1 102.6 99.6 3.0 28
Diabetes 92 42.0 42.4 23.8 78.3 * 7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 135 61.7 66.6 61.6 8.0 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 138 63.0 63.2 41.4 52.8 * 11
Pneumonia and Influenza 57 26.0 28.1 33.5 -16.0 27
Unintentional Injuries 142 64.9 65.0 35.6 82.5 * 4
    Motor Vehicle 78 35.6 35.2 15.9 121.7 * 6
    Non Motor Vehicle 64 29.2 29.7 19.6 51.6 * 7
Intentional Injuries 45 20.6 20.0 18.4 8.7 25
    Suicide 31 14.2 13.7 11.3 21.1 34
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
14 6.4 6.3 7.2 TS TS 19
All Other Causes of Death 428 195.5 207.9 185.1 12.3 * 25
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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