Roane County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Number of Deaths

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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 1,770 1,152.6 1,020.3 882.2 15.7 * 19
Diseases of the Heart 651 423.9 373.5 279.0 33.9 * 8
Malignant Neoplasms 369 240.3 207.3 203.9 1.7 46
    Lung 119 77.5 65.2 57.6 13.1 40
    Colon 25 16.3 13.8 18.3 -24.6 53
    Breast 25 32.2 28.6 28.2 1.5 33
    Prostate 16 21.1 18.5 33.9 TS TS 50
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 184 119.8 104.7 99.6 5.2 23
Diabetes 40 26.0 22.3 23.8 -6.3 51
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 154 100.3 89.1 61.6 44.7 * 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 99 64.5 54.8 41.4 32.3 * 27
Pneumonia and Influenza 52 33.9 30.3 33.5 -9.5 21
Unintentional Injuries 74 48.2 47.6 35.6 33.6 * 24
    Motor Vehicle 38 24.7 25.0 15.9 57.4 * 24
    Non Motor Vehicle 36 23.4 22.5 19.6 14.9 21
Intentional Injuries 31 20.2 19.3 18.4 5.0 28
    Suicide 26 16.9 15.8 11.3 40.1 17
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
5 3.3 3.5 7.2 TS TS 36
All Other Causes of Death 300 195.4 176.1 185.1 -4.9 44
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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