Marion 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	7,162	1,260.9	947.0	882.2	7.3	*	42
Diseases of the Heart	2,480	436.6	320.4	279.0	14.8	*	40
Malignant Neoplasms	1,637	288.2	218.2	203.9	7.0	*	28
Lung	530	93.3	69.9	57.6	21.3	*	30
Colon	147	25.9	19.1	18.3	4.6		32
Breast	126	42.1	32.6	28.2	15.5		20
Prostate	65	24.2	17.0	33.9	-49.8	*	52
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	769	135.4	104.0	99.6	4.4		27
Diabetes	218	38.4	28.9	23.8	21.3	*	40
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	416	73.2	53.5	61.6	-13.2	*	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	447	78.7	56.1	41.4	35.6	*	22
Pneumonia and Influenza	183	32.2	23.0	33.5	-31.3	*	48
Unintentional Injuries	219	38.6	33.4	35.6	-6.1		45
Motor Vehicle	86	15.1	14.4	15.9	-9.3		48
Non Motor Vehicle	133	23.4	19.0	19.6	-3.0		38
Intentional Injuries	89	15.7	14.9	18.4	-19.0	*	44
Suicide	60	10.6	9.7	11.3	-13.9		51
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	29	5.1	5.2	7.2	-28.1	*	29
All Other Causes of Death	1,473	259.3	198.6	185.1	7.3	*	31
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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