Mason 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	3,032	1,178.3	1,084.6	882.2	22.9	*	10
Diseases of the Heart	1,096	425.9	392.0	279.0	40.5	*	5
Malignant Neoplasms	725	281.8	247.0	203.9	21.1	*	7
Lung	249	96.8	82.4	57.6	43.1	*	11
Colon	47	18.3	16.3	18.3	-11.1		44
Breast	54	41.1	37.4	28.2	32.6		4
Prostate	33	26.2	23.4	33.9	-30.9	*	32
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	342	132.9	117.8	99.6	18.2	*	5
Diabetes	75	29.1	26.5	23.8	11.4		44
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	195	75.8	70.3	61.6	14.1		9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	139	54.0	47.5	41.4	14.8		40
Pneumonia and Influenza	70	27.2	26.2	33.5	-21.7	*	34
Unintentional Injuries	130	50.5	50.7	35.6	42.3	*	20
Motor Vehicle	73	28.4	28.4	15.9	78.9	*	15
Non Motor Vehicle	57	22.2	22.2	19.6	13.3		22
Intentional Injuries	65	25.3	24.6	18.4	34.0	*	10
Suicide	45	17.5	16.7	11.3	47.5	*	11
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	20	7.8	8.0	7.2	10.8		11
All Other Causes of Death	537	208.7	199.8	185.1	7.9		28
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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