| Deaths 1990 to 1999 | |||||||||
| (Rates per 100,000, Age-adjusted to US 2000 Population) | |||||||||
| Alaska Health Area: Bethel-Wade-Hampton Health Area | |||||||||
| Borough/Census Areas: Bethel Census Area, Wade-Hampton Census Area | |||||||||
| Source: Alaska Bureau Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics | |||||||||
| Cause of Death | Bethel Census Area | Wade-Hampton | Bethel-Wade-Hampton Health Area |
Alaska Totals | US 1999 | ||||
| Deaths* | Rate | Deaths* | Rate | Deaths* | Rate | Deaths* | Rate | Rate | |
| All Causes | 791 | 979.6 | 365 | 1064.2 | 1,156 | 1005.3 | 24,643 | 910 | 882 |
| Cancer | 133 | 198.4 | 79 | 274.8 | 212 | 220.1 | 5,759 | 211 | 203 |
| Lung Cancer | 37 | 57.3 | 29 | 114 | 66 | 72.6 | 1,699 | 61 | 56 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 116 | 197.1 | 32 | 143.1 | 148 | 182.6 | 5,131 | 232 | 268 |
| Coronary
Heart Disease (Ischemic) |
57 | 93.7 | 13 | 70 | 82.9 | 3,624 | 156 | 196 | |
| Cerebrovascular
Disease (Stroke) |
35 | 58.9 | 11 | 45 | 57.4 | 1,342 | 72 | 62 | |
| Chronic
Lower Respiratory Disease |
34 | 63.7 | 19 | 53 | 70.5 | 1,102 | 51 | 46 | |
| Diabetes | 3 | 4 | 597 | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Homicide | 16 | 11 | 27 | 15.1 | 498 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Suicide | 61 | 40.3 | 48 | 67.7 | 109 | 49.8 | 1,248 | 22 | 11 |
| Teen Suicides *** | 12 | 15 | 27 | 155.8 | 160 | 38 | 8 | ||
| Unintentional Injuries | 187 | 140.4 | 64 | 100.7 | 251 | 129.5 | 3,194 | 62 | 36 |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents** | 25 | 15.8 | 12 | 37 | 20.8 | 1,015 | 18 | 16 | |
| *Data for years 1998 and before were modified for comparibility with data after 1998, | |||||||||
| using comparability ratios of ICD-10 cause of death coding (used
after 1998) and ICD-9 cause of death coding (used 1998 and before). |
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| **Includes snowmobile, ATV and other off-road vehicle accidents. | |||||||||
| ***Teen suicide rate is the number of suicides by teens ages 15-19 per 100,000 teens ages 15-19 (age-specific rate) | |||||||||
| Notes: | |||||||||
| Age-adjusted rates are per 100,000 population, adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard million population. | |||||||||
| Rates based on fewer than 20 deaths are not statistically reliable and are not reported. | |||||||||
| Alaska
Health Profiles Online Prepared by Data and Evaluation Unit, Division of Public Health, Alaska Department of Health & Social Services Updated 8/7/02 |
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