Deaths 1990 to 1999
Rates per 100,000, Age-adjusted to US 2000 Population
Alaska Health Area: Matanuska-Susitna
Borough/Census Area: Matanuska-Susitna Borough
Source: Alaska Bureau Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics
Cause of Death	Mat-Su		Alaska Totals		US 1999
	Deaths*	Rate	Deaths*	Rate	Rate
All Causes	2,038	915	24,643	910	882
Cancer	501	208	5,759	211	203
Lung Cancer	142	53	1,699	61	56
Diseases of the Heart	500	269	5,131	232	268
Coronary Heart Disease  (Ischemic)	365	177	3,624	156	196
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	108	73	1,342	72	62
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease	95	52	1,102	51	46
Diabetes	56	29	597	25	25
Homicide	40	8	498	8	6
Suicide	82	20	1,248	22	11
Teen Suicides ***	6		160	38	8
Unintentional Injuries	266	65	3,194	62	36
Motor Vehicle Accidents**	129	30	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