Taylor 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	1,903	1,203.2	998.3	882.2	13.2	*	26
Diseases of the Heart	613	387.6	316.6	279.0	13.5	*	43
Malignant Neoplasms	448	283.3	235.4	203.9	15.5	*	14
Lung	159	100.5	83.3	57.6	44.6	*	9
Colon	43	27.2	22.3	18.3	22.0		13
Breast	24	29.6	24.4	28.2	-13.4		44
Prostate	24	31.1	24.5	33.9	-27.8		27
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	198	125.2	105.4	99.6	5.8		21
Diabetes	42	26.6	21.7	23.8	-8.8		52
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	131	82.8	66.6	61.6	8.0		16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	92	58.2	47.6	41.4	14.9		39
Pneumonia and Influenza	87	55.0	44.0	33.5	31.2	*	4
Unintentional Injuries	61	38.6	36.3	35.6	2.0		42
Motor Vehicle	25	15.8	15.6	15.9	-1.8		46
Non Motor Vehicle	36	22.8	20.7	19.6	5.6		30
Intentional Injuries	27	17.1	16.3	18.4	-11.4		41
Suicide	24	15.2	14.4	11.3	27.1		26
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	3	1.9	1.9	7.2	TS	TS	49
All Other Causes of Death	402	254.2	213.9	185.1	15.5	*	18
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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