| Deaths 1990 to 1999 | ||||||
| Rates per 100,000, Age-adjusted to US 2000 Population | ||||||
| Alaska Health Area: Southeast Fairbanks | ||||||
| Borough/Census Area: Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | ||||||
| Source: Alaska Bureau Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics | ||||||
| Cause of Death | SE Fairbanks | Alaska Totals | US 1999 | |||
| Deaths* | Rate | Deaths* | Rate | Rate | ||
| All Causes | 284 | 969 | 24,643 | 910 | 882 | |
| Cancer | 58 | 234 | 5,759 | 211 | 203 | |
| Lung Cancer | 15 | 1,699 | 61 | 56 | ||
| Diseases of the Heart | 64 | 267 | 5,131 | 232 | 268 | |
| Coronary
Heart Disease (Ischemic) |
49 | 184 | 3,624 | 156 | 196 | |
| Cerebrovascular
Disease (Stroke) |
18 | 1,342 | 72 | 62 | ||
| Chronic
Lower Respiratory Disease |
9 | 1,102 | 51 | 46 | ||
| Diabetes | 5 | 597 | 25 | 25 | ||
| Homicide | 4 | 498 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Suicide | 15 | 1,248 | 22 | 11 | ||
| Teen Suicides *** | 3 | 160 | 38 | 8 | ||
| Unintentional Injuries | 51 | 93 | 3,194 | 62 | 36 | |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents** | 24 | 38 | 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 US 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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