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Summers 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 1,826 1,365.6 1,009.8 882.2 14.5 * 23
Diseases of the Heart 641 479.4 338.1 279.0 21.2 * 22
Malignant Neoplasms 401 299.9 215.1 203.9 5.5 37
    Lung 133 99.5 69.6 57.6 20.9 31
    Colon 29 21.7 16.1 18.3 -12.1 47
    Breast 35 50.0 36.4 28.2 28.9 5
    Prostate 24 37.7 25.7 33.9 -24.1 22
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 180 134.6 98.1 99.6 -1.5 42
Diabetes 56 41.9 30.2 23.8 26.9 33
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 88 65.8 45.3 61.6 -26.5 * 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 103 77.0 53.2 41.4 28.4 31
Pneumonia and Influenza 42 31.4 21.9 33.5 -34.6 * 51
Unintentional Injuries 79 59.1 56.4 35.6 58.4 * 12
    Motor Vehicle 41 30.7 32.2 15.9 102.8 * 10
    Non Motor Vehicle 38 28.4 24.2 19.6 23.3 15
Intentional Injuries 43 32.2 31.0 18.4 68.7 * 2
    Suicide 28 20.9 19.1 11.3 68.7 * 6
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
15 11.2 12.0 7.2 TS TS 3
All Other Causes of Death 373 279.0 218.6 185.1 18.1 * 13
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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