1996 Mercer County Selected Causes of Death
Compared to 1991 Mercer County Selected Causes of Death

Selected Causes of Death	1991 Number of Deaths	1996 Number of Deaths	1991 Adjusted Rate	1996 Adjusted Rate	% Difference 1996 Rate from 1991 Rate	SI*
Diseases of the Heart	2,750	2,604	347.4	314.7	-9.4	*
Malignant Neoplasms	1,717	1,732	216.6	211.9	-2.2
Lung Cancer	504	550	62.9	66.9	6.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	464	440	58.3	52.8	-9.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	461	483	56.2	57.4	2.3
Unintentional Injuries	322	301	48.6	45.2	-7.0
Intentional Injuries	189	186	29.0	29.3	1.2
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)	33,305	32,802	6,642.9	6,683.8	0.6
Selected Causes of Death	1991 Number of Deaths	1996 Number of Deaths	1991 Adjusted Rate	1996 Adjusted Rate	% Difference 1996 Rate from 1991 Rate	SI*

NOTE: 1991 represents 1987 - 1996.
NOTE: 1996 represents 1992 - 2001.
NOTE: Rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference between 1991 and 1996.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 31, 2004.

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