| Deaths 1990 to 1999 Rates per 100,000; Age-adjusted to US 2000 Population |
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| Sources: Alaska Bureau Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics | ||||
| Cause of Death | Alaska Totals | US 1999 | ||
| Deaths* | Rate | Rate | ||
| All Causes | 24,643 | 910 | 882 | |
| Cancer | 5,759 | 211 | 203 | |
| Lung Cancer | 1,699 | 61 | 56 | |
| Diseases of the Heart | 5,131 | 232 | 268 | |
| Coronary
Heart Disease (Ischemic) |
3,624 | 156 | 196 | |
| Cerebrovascular
Disease (Stroke) |
1,342 | 72 | 62 | |
| Chronic
Lower Respiratory Disease |
1,102 | 51 | 46 | |
| Diabetes | 597 | 25 | 25 | |
| Homicide | 498 | 8 | 6 | |
| Suicide | 1,248 | 22 | 11 | |
| Teen Suicides *** | 160 | 38 | 8 | |
| Unintentional Injuries | 3,194 | 62 | 36 | |
| Motor Vehicle Accidents** | 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. | ||||
| 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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