All Races / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 84 0.44 88 0.46 105 0.54 107 0.54
05-09 107 0.54 95 0.49 107 0.56 105 0.56
10-14 439 2.31 510 2.69 641 3.40 660 3.53
15-19 3,593 18.84 3,950 21.17 4,432 24.39 4,961 28.00
20-24 4,580 26.15 4,816 27.43 5,346 29.61 6,095 33.03
25-29 3,735 19.79 3,989 20.99 4,262 22.47 4,725 24.67
30-34 3,310 15.96 3,414 15.98 3,963 18.13 4,349 19.63
35-39 3,122 13.80 3,318 14.70 3,302 14.80 3,670 16.70
40-44 2,680 12.54 2,746 13.19 2,818 13.91 2,849 14.45
45-49 2,226 12.05 2,289 12.42 2,123 12.16 2,192 13.14
50-54 1,646 10.86 1,693 12.15 1,653 12.11 1,624 12.30
55-59 1,381 11.75 1,317 11.59 1,243 11.21 1,243 11.37
60-64 1,009 10.03 1,077 10.77 1,156 11.50 1,161 11.52
65-69 1,082 11.08 1,191 12.04 1,188 11.98 1,144 11.48
70-74 1,120 12.82 1,161 13.23 1,235 14.00 1,209 13.84
75-79 1,021 14.45 1,027 14.94 1,059 15.84 1,100 16.73
80-84 719 15.49 785 17.22 765 17.14 749 17.22
85+ 555 14.34 546 14.52 529 14.48 532 15.02
Unknown 27 28 30 30
Total 32,436 12.12 34,040 12.83 35,957 13.68 38,505 14.79
Age-Adj 12.20 12.94 13.87 15.07
All Races / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 43 0.44 49 0.50 63 0.63 62 0.62
05-09 66 0.65 57 0.57 67 0.68 57 0.59
10-14 354 3.63 406 4.17 509 5.28 517 5.40
15-19 3,178 32.34 3,492 36.30 3,929 41.96 4,442 48.66
20-24 4,134 46.04 4,370 48.56 4,800 51.97 5,467 58.00
25-29 3,262 34.45 3,465 36.33 3,704 38.89 4,096 42.61
30-34 2,778 26.87 2,882 27.05 3,306 30.32 3,632 32.86
35-39 2,556 22.65 2,710 24.07 2,710 24.38 2,991 27.33
40-44 2,153 20.32 2,231 21.64 2,286 22.80 2,369 24.30
45-49 1,817 20.03 1,887 20.83 1,749 20.39 1,801 21.99
50-54 1,357 18.38 1,364 20.13 1,345 20.26 1,307 20.36
55-59 1,164 20.62 1,140 20.90 1,037 19.48 1,067 20.34
60-64 878 18.51 912 19.36 972 20.56 978 20.64
65-69 930 20.85 1,029 22.83 1,017 22.58 984 21.87
70-74 977 25.66 1,033 27.06 1,092 28.48 1,059 27.96
75-79 926 31.76 927 32.87 946 34.75 996 37.47
80-84 652 38.05 704 42.26 686 42.55 682 43.90
85+ 509 45.78 500 46.74 482 46.77 487 49.06
Unknown 22 25 24 27
Total 27,756 21.18 29,183 22.48 30,724 23.90 33,021 25.95
Age-Adj 21.15 22.47 23.99 26.14
All Races / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 41 0.44 39 0.41 42 0.44 45 0.47
05-09 41 0.43 38 0.40 40 0.43 48 0.52
10-14 85 0.92 104 1.12 132 1.44 143 1.57
15-19 415 4.49 458 5.06 503 5.71 519 6.04
20-24 446 5.23 446 5.21 546 6.19 628 6.96
25-29 473 5.03 524 5.53 558 5.91 629 6.60
30-34 532 5.12 532 4.97 657 6.00 717 6.46
35-39 566 4.99 608 5.37 592 5.29 679 6.15
40-44 527 4.89 515 4.90 532 5.20 480 4.82
45-49 409 4.35 402 4.29 374 4.21 391 4.61
50-54 289 3.71 329 4.60 308 4.39 317 4.68
55-59 217 3.55 177 3.00 206 3.57 176 3.09
60-64 131 2.47 165 3.12 184 3.46 183 3.43
65-69 152 2.87 162 3.01 171 3.16 160 2.93
70-74 143 2.90 128 2.58 143 2.87 150 3.03
75-79 95 2.29 100 2.47 113 2.85 104 2.66
80-84 67 2.29 81 2.80 79 2.77 67 2.40
85+ 46 1.67 46 1.71 47 1.79 45 1.77
Unknown 5 3 6 3
Total 4,680 3.43 4,857 3.59 5,233 3.90 5,484 4.12
Age-Adj 3.45 3.62 3.96 4.22
White / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 52 0.34 44 0.29 58 0.38 52 0.33
05-09 66 0.42 57 0.37 72 0.48 63 0.42
10-14 290 1.92 345 2.29 430 2.87 423 2.84
15-19 1,963 12.96 2,044 13.78 2,354 16.27 2,507 17.74
20-24 2,310 16.54 2,500 17.85 2,905 20.13 3,220 21.76
25-29 2,201 14.52 2,294 14.95 2,568 16.72 2,749 17.68
30-34 2,250 13.31 2,321 13.28 2,660 14.79 2,877 15.73
35-39 2,345 12.53 2,452 13.11 2,424 13.10 2,599 14.23
40-44 2,130 11.96 2,142 12.32 2,216 13.07 2,155 13.04
45-49 1,831 11.76 1,892 12.10 1,737 11.69 1,777 12.47
50-54 1,463 11.21 1,455 12.17 1,418 12.09 1,407 12.39
55-59 1,228 12.17 1,168 11.96 1,070 11.22 1,086 11.51
60-64 898 10.34 958 11.07 1,019 11.69 1,045 11.92
65-69 978 11.47 1,086 12.53 1,077 12.36 1,024 11.66
70-74 1,040 13.36 1,083 13.81 1,149 14.53 1,114 14.23
75-79 980 15.40 980 15.81 1,007 16.69 1,050 17.66
80-84 692 16.38 753 18.14 742 18.26 718 18.14
85+ 534 15.24 526 15.44 509 15.37 514 15.97
Unknown 19 14 23 23
Total 23,270 10.51 24,114 10.97 25,438 11.66 26,403 12.20
Age-Adj 10.04 10.50 11.30 11.88
Black / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 30 1.04 40 1.36 43 1.42 52 1.68
05-09 35 1.11 32 1.03 25 0.83 39 1.33
10-14 128 4.36 147 5.06 182 6.34 213 7.44
15-19 1,498 50.56 1,770 60.95 1,917 67.81 2,272 82.94
20-24 2,140 82.37 2,185 84.27 2,279 86.07 2,722 101.75
25-29 1,432 54.76 1,575 60.55 1,570 60.58 1,850 70.74
30-34 989 35.80 1,021 36.33 1,191 42.16 1,372 48.44
35-39 697 24.39 794 28.02 802 28.72 974 35.65
40-44 489 18.94 550 22.17 543 22.69 632 27.40
45-49 340 16.37 348 17.43 342 18.44 374 21.52
50-54 155 10.33 210 14.86 205 14.83 191 14.25
55-59 121 10.01 129 11.09 147 12.91 137 12.34
60-64 94 9.36 108 10.86 122 12.33 101 10.27
65-69 87 9.31 99 10.65 98 10.65 111 12.24
70-74 70 9.82 68 9.66 79 11.33 88 12.69
75-79 33 6.13 41 7.80 50 9.78 44 8.81
80-84 24 7.39 30 9.37 22 6.89 28 8.85
85+ 19 6.50 19 6.64 20 7.21 17 6.38
Unknown 8 9 6 6
Total 8,389 24.71 9,175 27.39 9,643 29.14 11,223 34.38
Age-Adj 25.95 28.66 30.35 35.60
Other / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 2 0.19 4 0.38 4 0.38 3 0.29
05-09 6 0.58 6 0.61 10 1.06 3 0.33
10-14 21 2.08 18 1.80 29 2.97 24 2.53
15-19 132 13.84 136 14.78 161 18.35 182 21.54
20-24 130 13.77 131 13.68 162 16.56 153 15.62
25-29 102 9.35 120 11.26 124 12.11 126 12.81
30-34 71 6.60 72 6.70 112 10.59 100 9.63
35-39 80 7.57 72 6.88 76 7.48 97 9.86
40-44 61 6.19 54 5.68 59 6.47 62 7.07
45-49 55 6.64 49 6.15 44 5.90 41 5.90
50-54 28 4.57 28 4.93 30 5.61 26 5.16
55-59 32 7.00 20 4.59 26 6.28 20 5.08
60-64 17 4.62 11 3.12 15 4.42 15 4.58
65-69 17 5.62 6 2.04 13 4.58 9 3.31
70-74 10 4.20 10 4.36 7 3.19 7 3.36
75-79 8 5.02 6 4.04 2 1.45 6 4.62
80-84 3 3.27 2 2.30 1 1.23 3 3.96
85+ 2 2.68 1 1.45 0 0.00 1 1.76
Unknown 0 5 1 1
Total 777 6.29 751 6.24 876 7.52 879 7.82
Age-Adj 6.49 6.36 7.71 7.97
White / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 27 0.35 28 0.36 32 0.40 29 0.36
05-09 41 0.51 33 0.42 44 0.57 27 0.35
10-14 240 3.10 275 3.55 339 4.41 333 4.36
15-19 1,700 21.69 1,773 23.09 2,063 27.57 2,184 29.88
20-24 2,038 28.23 2,235 30.90 2,557 34.40 2,855 37.53
25-29 1,888 24.56 1,961 25.22 2,195 28.20 2,345 29.76
30-34 1,857 21.79 1,956 22.20 2,199 24.26 2,384 25.86
35-39 1,887 20.01 1,994 21.16 1,985 21.31 2,107 22.93
40-44 1,700 19.05 1,734 19.92 1,785 21.03 1,770 21.41
45-49 1,490 19.26 1,562 20.09 1,416 19.18 1,454 20.56
50-54 1,203 18.74 1,158 19.72 1,151 19.97 1,136 20.37
55-59 1,035 21.12 1,006 21.23 890 19.24 932 20.38
60-64 785 18.93 819 19.85 859 20.70 884 21.20
65-69 844 21.46 944 23.69 928 23.26 887 22.19
70-74 910 26.64 970 28.25 1,014 29.33 978 28.62
75-79 889 33.67 887 34.70 902 36.53 954 39.51
80-84 630 40.29 679 44.68 665 45.28 657 46.50
85+ 492 49.32 485 50.55 467 50.48 471 52.78
Unknown 17 12 19 21
Total 19,673 18.07 20,511 18.98 21,510 20.07 22,408 21.08
Age-Adj 17.10 18.01 19.26 20.31
White / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 25 0.34 16 0.21 26 0.35 23 0.30
05-09 25 0.33 24 0.32 28 0.38 36 0.50
10-14 50 0.68 70 0.95 91 1.25 90 1.24
15-19 263 3.60 271 3.78 291 4.17 323 4.73
20-24 272 4.03 265 3.91 348 4.97 365 5.07
25-29 313 4.19 333 4.40 373 4.93 404 5.27
30-34 393 4.69 365 4.21 461 5.17 493 5.44
35-39 458 4.94 458 4.94 439 4.78 492 5.42
40-44 430 4.84 408 4.70 431 5.09 385 4.66
45-49 341 4.36 330 4.19 321 4.29 323 4.50
50-54 260 3.92 297 4.89 267 4.47 271 4.69
55-59 193 3.72 162 3.22 180 3.66 154 3.17
60-64 113 2.49 139 3.07 160 3.50 161 3.50
65-69 134 2.92 142 3.03 149 3.15 137 2.86
70-74 130 2.98 113 2.56 135 3.03 136 3.08
75-79 91 2.44 93 2.55 105 2.94 96 2.72
80-84 62 2.33 74 2.81 77 2.97 61 2.40
85+ 42 1.68 41 1.68 42 1.76 43 1.85
Unknown 2 2 4 2
Total 3,597 3.20 3,603 3.23 3,928 3.54 3,995 3.63
Age-Adj 3.14 3.17 3.51 3.64
Black / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 15 1.02 20 1.34 29 1.88 32 2.04
05-09 21 1.31 22 1.40 18 1.18 28 1.88
10-14 98 6.57 115 7.79 147 10.08 163 11.24
15-19 1,364 90.61 1,603 108.70 1,720 119.92 2,092 150.62
20-24 1,981 154.20 2,023 157.88 2,107 161.24 2,482 188.24
25-29 1,285 102.59 1,405 112.91 1,404 113.27 1,647 131.79
30-34 858 66.10 868 65.75 1,017 76.73 1,165 87.71
35-39 600 44.69 659 49.52 667 50.91 806 62.97
40-44 407 33.76 451 39.08 459 41.33 549 51.33
45-49 285 30.03 285 31.25 298 35.21 317 39.99
50-54 134 19.92 182 28.75 172 27.72 152 25.24
55-59 103 19.45 117 22.94 126 25.22 119 24.43
60-64 79 18.36 86 20.15 99 23.28 83 19.59
65-69 72 18.02 80 20.12 77 19.58 91 23.53
70-74 59 20.32 54 18.96 71 25.27 75 26.89
75-79 30 14.41 35 17.32 43 22.01 37 19.64
80-84 19 17.14 23 21.12 20 18.50 22 20.49
85+ 15 17.52 14 16.80 15 18.52 15 19.29
Unknown 5 8 5 5
Total 7,430 46.09 8,050 50.62 8,494 54.08 9,880 63.79
Age-Adj 47.85 52.43 55.69 65.20
Black / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 15 1.05 20 1.38 14 0.93 20 1.31
05-09 14 0.90 10 0.66 7 0.47 11 0.76
10-14 30 2.08 32 2.24 35 2.47 50 3.55
15-19 134 9.20 167 11.68 197 14.15 180 13.33
20-24 159 12.11 162 12.35 172 12.83 240 17.69
25-29 147 10.79 170 12.53 166 12.28 203 14.87
30-34 131 8.95 153 10.27 174 11.60 207 13.76
35-39 97 6.40 135 8.98 135 9.11 168 11.57
40-44 82 5.96 99 7.46 84 6.55 83 6.71
45-49 55 4.88 63 5.81 44 4.37 57 6.03
50-54 21 2.54 28 3.59 33 4.33 39 5.29
55-59 18 2.65 12 1.84 21 3.29 18 2.89
60-64 15 2.61 22 3.87 23 4.08 18 3.21
65-69 15 2.80 19 3.57 21 3.98 20 3.85
70-74 11 2.60 14 3.34 8 1.92 13 3.13
75-79 3 0.91 6 1.85 7 2.22 7 2.25
80-84 5 2.34 7 3.31 2 0.95 6 2.87
85+ 4 1.93 5 2.46 5 2.55 2 1.06
Unknown 3 1 1 1
Total 959 5.38 1,125 6.39 1,149 6.61 1,343 7.83
Age-Adj 5.55 6.55 6.82 8.03
Other / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 1 0.18 1 0.19 2 0.38 1 0.19
05-09 4 0.76 2 0.39 5 1.03 2 0.43
10-14 16 3.11 16 3.15 23 4.64 21 4.37
15-19 114 23.60 116 24.83 146 32.74 166 38.56
20-24 115 24.18 112 23.12 136 27.39 130 26.02
25-29 89 16.76 99 19.06 105 20.98 104 21.54
30-34 63 12.12 58 11.14 90 17.50 83 16.40
35-39 69 13.47 57 11.27 58 11.84 78 16.44
40-44 46 9.84 46 10.22 42 9.75 50 12.11
45-49 42 10.85 40 10.73 35 10.01 30 9.17
50-54 20 6.90 24 8.90 22 8.63 19 7.89
55-59 26 12.01 17 8.22 21 10.72 16 8.61
60-64 14 8.37 7 4.42 14 9.27 11 7.61
65-69 14 10.91 5 4.01 12 9.99 6 5.20
70-74 8 7.92 9 9.13 7 7.32 6 6.55
75-79 7 10.43 5 8.00 1 1.71 5 9.05
80-84 3 7.70 2 5.34 1 2.83 3 9.04
85+ 2 6.94 1 3.70 0 0.00 1 4.45
Unknown 0 5 0 1
Total 653 10.88 622 10.62 720 12.69 733 13.35
Age-Adj 11.23 10.77 13.02 13.54
Other / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 1 0.19 3 0.58 2 0.39 2 0.40
05-09 2 0.40 4 0.83 5 1.09 1 0.22
10-14 5 1.01 2 0.41 6 1.25 3 0.64
15-19 18 3.82 20 4.41 15 3.48 16 3.86
20-24 15 3.20 19 4.02 26 5.40 23 4.79
25-29 13 2.32 21 3.84 19 3.63 22 4.39
30-34 8 1.44 14 2.53 22 4.05 17 3.20
35-39 11 2.02 15 2.78 18 3.43 19 3.73
40-44 15 2.90 8 1.60 17 3.53 12 2.59
45-49 13 2.95 9 2.12 9 2.27 11 2.99
50-54 8 2.47 4 1.34 8 2.86 7 2.66
55-59 6 2.49 3 1.31 5 2.29 4 1.92
60-64 3 1.49 4 2.06 1 0.53 4 2.19
65-69 3 1.72 1 0.59 1 0.61 3 1.92
70-74 2 1.46 1 0.77 0 0.00 1 0.86
75-79 1 1.08 1 1.16 1 1.25 1 1.34
80-84 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
85+ 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Unknown 0 0 1 0
Total 124 1.95 129 2.09 156 2.61 146 2.54
Age-Adj 2.00 2.13 2.59 2.54
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