Wyoming 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	2,750	1,029.9	1,087.4	882.2	23.3	*	8
Diseases of the Heart	860	322.1	349.3	279.0	25.2	*	17
Malignant Neoplasms	646	241.9	238.6	203.9	17.0	*	10
Lung	238	89.1	84.0	57.6	45.8	*	8
Colon	37	13.9	14.4	18.3	-21.0		51
Breast	38	27.9	26.2	28.2	-7.2		41
Prostate	32	24.4	27.5	33.9	-18.8		17
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	301	112.7	113.4	99.6	13.8	*	9
Diabetes	101	37.8	38.6	23.8	62.3	*	10
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	119	44.6	47.8	61.6	-22.4	*	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	186	69.7	74.3	41.4	79.6	*	4
Pneumonia and Influenza	74	27.7	32.2	33.5	-4.0		13
Unintentional Injuries	163	61.0	63.3	35.6	77.9	*	7
Motor Vehicle	97	36.3	36.6	15.9	130.1	*	3
Non Motor Vehicle	66	24.7	26.8	19.6	36.5	*	11
Intentional Injuries	51	19.1	18.5	18.4	0.4		32
Suicide	33	12.4	11.7	11.3	3.1		46
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	18	6.7	6.8	7.2	TS	TS	15
All Other Causes of Death	550	206.0	224.8	185.1	21.4	*	9
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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