Wayne 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	4,403	1,035.2	992.6	882.2	12.5	*	28
Diseases of the Heart	1,439	338.3	327.7	279.0	17.5	*	30
Malignant Neoplasms	1,115	262.2	236.7	203.9	16.1	*	13
Lung	416	97.8	85.2	57.6	47.9	*	7
Colon	96	22.6	21.3	18.3	16.6		19
Breast	61	28.0	25.8	28.2	-8.5		42
Prostate	54	26.0	25.1	33.9	-26.0	*	25
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	488	114.7	104.7	99.6	5.1		24
Diabetes	114	26.8	24.8	23.8	4.2		48
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	317	74.5	74.3	61.6	20.7	*	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	252	59.2	54.8	41.4	32.3	*	28
Pneumonia and Influenza	115	27.0	27.1	33.5	-19.2	*	32
Unintentional Injuries	215	50.6	51.0	35.6	43.3	*	18
Motor Vehicle	121	28.4	28.4	15.9	78.6	*	16
Non Motor Vehicle	94	22.1	22.6	19.6	15.5		20
Intentional Injuries	75	17.6	17.8	18.4	-3.5		36
Suicide	50	11.8	11.8	11.3	4.5		45
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	25	5.9	6.0	7.2	-17.3		24
All Other Causes of Death	761	178.9	178.4	185.1	-3.6		43
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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