Deaths 1990 to 1999
Rates per 100,000, Age-adjusted to US 2000 Population
Alaska Health Area: Fairbanks-Denali Health Area
Borough/Census Areas: Fairbanks North Star Borough, Denali Borough
Source: Alaska Bureau Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
Cause of Death	Fairbanks		Denali		Fairbanks-Denali Health Area		Alaska Totals		U.S. 1999
	Deaths*	Rate	Deaths*	Rate	Deaths*	Rate	Deaths*	Rate	Rate
All Causes	2,919	956	46	728	2,965	952	24,643	910	882
Cancer	648	201	9		657	200	5,759	211	203
Lung Cancer	194	60	3		197	60	1,699	61	56
Diseases of the Heart	645	265	13		658	264	5,131	232	268
Coronary Heart Disease (Ischemic)	460	180	9		469	181	3,624	156	196
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	157	83	0		157	83	1,342	72	62
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease	113	45	0		113	45	1,102	51	46
Diabetes	64	27	1		65	27	597	25	25
Homicide	64	9	0		64	9	498	8	6
Suicide	177	23	2		179	23	1,248	22	11
Teen Suicides ***	11		0		11		160	38	8
Unintentional Injuries	313	45	11		324	46	3,194	62	36
Motor Vehicle Accidents**	116	14	3		119	15	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).
**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