All Races / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 692 3.61 752 3.90 763 3.91 786 3.99
05-09 174 0.88 179 0.92 157 0.82 156 0.83
10-14 283 1.49 335 1.76 405 2.15 416 2.23
15-19 2,618 13.73 2,924 15.67 3,292 18.12 3,569 20.14
20-24 3,528 20.15 3,624 20.64 3,992 22.11 4,547 24.64
25-29 2,747 14.56 2,890 15.20 3,227 17.01 3,607 18.84
30-34 2,328 11.22 2,538 11.88 2,935 13.42 3,281 14.81
35-39 2,067 9.14 2,246 9.95 2,313 10.37 2,698 12.27
40-44 1,610 7.53 1,648 7.92 1,805 8.91 1,833 9.30
45-49 1,189 6.44 1,161 6.30 1,171 6.71 1,162 6.97
50-54 680 4.48 735 5.28 756 5.54 767 5.81
55-59 491 4.18 500 4.40 554 4.99 502 4.59
60-64 362 3.60 375 3.75 400 3.98 402 3.99
65-69 290 2.97 321 3.25 346 3.49 348 3.49
70-74 255 2.92 233 2.65 264 2.99 288 3.30
75-79 205 2.90 197 2.87 205 3.07 225 3.42
80-84 130 2.80 138 3.03 138 3.09 165 3.79
85+ 149 3.85 112 2.98 120 3.29 122 3.45
Unknown 48 63 52 52
Total 19,846 7.42 20,971 7.91 22,895 8.71 24,926 9.57
Age-Adj 7.99 8.50 9.35 10.23
All Races / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 391 3.99 382 3.87 428 4.28 444 4.40
05-09 95 0.94 94 0.94 87 0.89 75 0.78
10-14 200 2.05 217 2.23 287 2.98 282 2.95
15-19 2,236 22.75 2,509 26.08 2,776 29.65 3,118 34.16
20-24 3,066 34.15 3,146 34.96 3,448 37.33 3,906 41.44
25-29 2,273 24.00 2,369 24.84 2,600 27.30 2,926 30.44
30-34 1,795 17.36 1,953 18.33 2,240 20.54 2,559 23.15
35-39 1,535 13.60 1,665 14.79 1,715 15.43 2,044 18.68
40-44 1,200 11.32 1,248 12.10 1,355 13.51 1,458 14.96
45-49 886 9.76 841 9.28 899 10.48 903 11.02
50-54 515 6.98 564 8.32 559 8.42 593 9.24
55-59 362 6.41 386 7.08 415 7.80 386 7.36
60-64 267 5.63 280 5.94 307 6.50 299 6.31
65-69 198 4.44 221 4.90 239 5.31 245 5.44
70-74 155 4.07 141 3.69 147 3.83 172 4.54
75-79 115 3.94 101 3.58 102 3.75 129 4.85
80-84 62 3.62 70 4.20 57 3.54 78 5.02
85+ 66 5.94 40 3.74 43 4.17 55 5.54
Unknown 32 42 36 35
Total 15,449 11.79 16,269 12.53 17,740 13.80 19,707 15.49
Age-Adj 12.60 13.36 14.67 16.34
All Races / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 301 3.22 370 3.93 335 3.51 342 3.56
05-09 79 0.82 85 0.90 70 0.75 81 0.88
10-14 83 0.89 118 1.28 118 1.29 134 1.47
15-19 382 4.13 415 4.59 516 5.86 451 5.25
20-24 462 5.41 478 5.58 544 6.17 641 7.10
25-29 474 5.04 521 5.50 627 6.64 681 7.14
30-34 533 5.12 585 5.46 695 6.34 722 6.50
35-39 532 4.69 581 5.13 598 5.34 654 5.93
40-44 410 3.80 400 3.81 450 4.40 375 3.76
45-49 303 3.22 320 3.41 272 3.06 259 3.05
50-54 165 2.12 171 2.39 197 2.81 174 2.57
55-59 129 2.11 114 1.93 139 2.41 116 2.04
60-64 95 1.79 95 1.80 93 1.75 103 1.93
65-69 92 1.74 100 1.86 107 1.98 103 1.89
70-74 100 2.03 92 1.85 117 2.34 116 2.35
75-79 90 2.17 96 2.37 103 2.60 96 2.45
80-84 68 2.32 68 2.35 81 2.84 87 3.11
85+ 83 3.01 72 2.67 77 2.94 67 2.63
Unknown 16 21 16 17
Total 4,397 3.22 4,702 3.47 5,155 3.84 5,219 3.92
Age-Adj 3.30 3.57 3.96 4.04
White / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 401 2.64 426 2.79 426 2.76 436 2.80
05-09 98 0.63 112 0.73 94 0.62 91 0.61
10-14 149 0.99 184 1.22 222 1.48 199 1.34
15-19 1,080 7.13 1,150 7.75 1,359 9.40 1,349 9.55
20-24 1,348 9.65 1,396 9.96 1,626 11.27 1,772 11.97
25-29 1,206 7.95 1,197 7.80 1,450 9.44 1,565 10.06
30-34 1,176 6.96 1,274 7.29 1,425 7.93 1,590 8.70
35-39 1,080 5.77 1,194 6.39 1,191 6.44 1,392 7.62
40-44 876 4.92 899 5.17 1,037 6.12 987 5.97
45-49 689 4.43 675 4.32 688 4.63 675 4.74
50-54 443 3.39 462 3.87 479 4.08 505 4.45
55-59 339 3.36 330 3.38 346 3.63 333 3.53
60-64 227 2.61 252 2.91 255 2.92 268 3.06
65-69 199 2.33 229 2.64 225 2.58 226 2.57
70-74 191 2.45 165 2.10 181 2.29 184 2.35
75-79 154 2.42 143 2.31 134 2.22 157 2.64
80-84 104 2.46 101 2.43 106 2.61 121 3.06
85+ 119 3.40 85 2.50 81 2.45 90 2.80
Unknown 34 43 39 36
Total 9,913 4.48 10,317 4.69 11,364 5.21 11,976 5.53
Age-Adj 4.70 4.93 5.51 5.80
Black / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 257 8.89 295 10.01 312 10.27 313 10.11
05-09 64 2.03 60 1.94 55 1.82 54 1.84
10-14 116 3.95 134 4.61 161 5.60 197 6.89
15-19 1,438 48.54 1,673 57.61 1,809 63.99 2,084 76.07
20-24 2,091 80.48 2,122 81.84 2,251 85.01 2,674 99.96
25-29 1,462 55.91 1,600 61.51 1,677 64.71 1,948 74.49
30-34 1,088 39.39 1,195 42.52 1,419 50.23 1,607 56.74
35-39 911 31.88 990 34.93 1,051 37.64 1,224 44.80
40-44 672 26.02 697 28.09 709 29.63 784 33.98
45-49 446 21.47 442 22.14 447 24.11 443 25.49
50-54 204 13.60 236 16.70 245 17.72 241 17.98
55-59 132 10.92 153 13.15 182 15.99 155 13.96
60-64 122 12.15 113 11.36 128 12.94 120 12.20
65-69 79 8.45 81 8.72 114 12.39 115 12.68
70-74 58 8.13 63 8.95 77 11.04 98 14.13
75-79 47 8.73 48 9.13 67 13.10 65 13.02
80-84 25 7.70 37 11.56 29 9.08 42 13.27
85+ 28 9.57 27 9.43 38 13.70 31 11.63
Unknown 13 17 12 12
Total 9,253 27.26 9,983 29.80 10,783 32.58 12,207 37.39
Age-Adj 28.27 30.79 33.49 38.25
Other / Both Sexes
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 34 3.17 31 2.96 25 2.40 37 3.64
05-09 12 1.16 7 0.71 8 0.85 11 1.21
10-14 18 1.78 17 1.70 22 2.25 20 2.11
15-19 100 10.48 101 10.98 124 14.14 136 16.10
20-24 89 9.43 106 11.07 115 11.76 101 10.31
25-29 79 7.24 93 8.73 100 9.76 94 9.55
30-34 64 5.95 69 6.43 91 8.61 84 8.09
35-39 76 7.19 62 5.93 71 6.99 82 8.34
40-44 62 6.29 52 5.46 59 6.47 62 7.07
45-49 54 6.52 44 5.52 36 4.83 44 6.33
50-54 33 5.38 37 6.51 32 5.98 21 4.17
55-59 20 4.37 17 3.90 26 6.28 14 3.55
60-64 13 3.53 10 2.84 17 5.01 14 4.28
65-69 12 3.97 11 3.73 7 2.47 7 2.57
70-74 6 2.52 5 2.18 6 2.73 6 2.88
75-79 4 2.51 6 4.04 4 2.89 3 2.31
80-84 1 1.09 0 0.00 3 3.68 2 2.64
85+ 2 2.68 0 0.00 1 1.60 1 1.76
Unknown 1 3 1 4
Total 680 5.50 671 5.58 748 6.42 743 6.61
Age-Adj 5.57 5.66 6.53 6.62
White / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 240 3.08 223 2.84 243 3.07 241 3.02
05-09 52 0.65 60 0.76 51 0.66 39 0.51
10-14 105 1.35 117 1.51 152 1.98 135 1.77
15-19 869 11.09 940 12.24 1,086 14.51 1,114 15.24
20-24 1,115 15.45 1,151 15.91 1,335 17.96 1,456 19.14
25-29 961 12.50 935 12.03 1,114 14.31 1,237 15.70
30-34 879 10.31 968 10.99 1,063 11.73 1,213 13.16
35-39 783 8.30 867 9.20 869 9.33 1,049 11.41
40-44 651 7.30 656 7.54 760 8.96 762 9.22
45-49 498 6.44 469 6.03 492 6.67 508 7.18
50-54 331 5.16 329 5.60 337 5.85 390 6.99
55-59 245 5.00 248 5.23 249 5.38 254 5.56
60-64 167 4.03 182 4.41 189 4.55 194 4.65
65-69 134 3.41 154 3.86 152 3.81 154 3.85
70-74 106 3.10 96 2.80 84 2.43 107 3.13
75-79 82 3.11 69 2.70 62 2.51 85 3.52
80-84 48 3.07 48 3.16 38 2.59 55 3.89
85+ 52 5.21 27 2.81 32 3.46 38 4.26
Unknown 25 31 28 24
Total 7,343 6.74 7,570 7.01 8,336 7.78 9,055 8.52
Age-Adj 7.04 7.31 8.16 8.84
White / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 161 2.18 203 2.72 183 2.43 195 2.57
05-09 46 0.61 52 0.69 43 0.58 52 0.72
10-14 44 0.60 67 0.91 70 0.96 64 0.88
15-19 211 2.89 210 2.93 273 3.91 235 3.44
20-24 233 3.45 245 3.62 291 4.16 316 4.39
25-29 245 3.28 262 3.46 336 4.44 328 4.28
30-34 297 3.54 306 3.53 362 4.06 377 4.16
35-39 297 3.20 327 3.53 322 3.51 343 3.78
40-44 225 2.53 243 2.80 277 3.27 225 2.72
45-49 191 2.44 206 2.62 196 2.62 167 2.33
50-54 112 1.69 133 2.19 142 2.38 115 1.99
55-59 94 1.81 82 1.63 97 1.97 79 1.63
60-64 60 1.32 70 1.55 66 1.44 74 1.61
65-69 65 1.42 75 1.60 73 1.54 72 1.50
70-74 85 1.95 69 1.56 97 2.18 77 1.74
75-79 72 1.93 74 2.03 72 2.02 72 2.04
80-84 56 2.10 53 2.01 68 2.62 66 2.59
85+ 67 2.67 58 2.37 49 2.05 52 2.24
Unknown 9 12 11 12
Total 2,570 2.29 2,747 2.46 3,028 2.73 2,921 2.65
Age-Adj 2.30 2.49 2.79 2.70
Black / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 135 9.20 148 9.90 170 11.05 181 11.54
05-09 34 2.13 32 2.04 32 2.09 32 2.15
10-14 83 5.56 89 6.03 119 8.16 132 9.10
15-19 1,284 85.29 1,488 100.91 1,581 110.23 1,880 135.36
20-24 1,876 146.03 1,905 148.67 2,021 154.66 2,372 179.90
25-29 1,247 99.55 1,359 109.22 1,412 113.91 1,614 129.15
30-34 868 66.87 935 70.82 1,110 83.74 1,277 96.14
35-39 696 51.84 747 56.13 799 60.98 933 72.89
40-44 505 41.89 546 47.31 558 50.24 655 61.25
45-49 352 37.09 340 37.28 377 44.54 362 45.66
50-54 164 24.38 206 32.54 199 32.08 189 31.39
55-59 103 19.45 124 24.32 147 29.42 123 25.25
60-64 89 20.69 88 20.61 104 24.45 96 22.66
65-69 56 14.01 61 15.34 84 21.35 87 22.50
70-74 43 14.81 42 14.74 61 21.71 62 22.23
75-79 32 15.37 30 14.84 38 19.45 42 22.29
80-84 14 12.63 22 20.20 17 15.72 22 20.49
85+ 13 15.19 13 15.60 10 12.34 16 20.58
Unknown 7 8 8 8
Total 7,601 47.15 8,183 51.46 8,847 56.33 10,083 65.11
Age-Adj 48.65 52.99 57.74 66.20
Black / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 122 8.56 147 10.11 142 9.48 132 8.65
05-09 30 1.94 28 1.84 23 1.55 22 1.52
10-14 33 2.28 45 3.15 42 2.97 65 4.61
15-19 154 10.57 185 12.94 228 16.37 204 15.11
20-24 215 16.37 217 16.55 230 17.15 302 22.26
25-29 215 15.78 241 17.76 265 19.60 334 24.46
30-34 220 15.02 260 17.45 309 20.60 330 21.94
35-39 215 14.19 243 16.16 252 17.00 291 20.04
40-44 167 12.13 151 11.38 151 11.78 129 10.42
45-49 94 8.33 102 9.40 70 6.95 81 8.57
50-54 40 4.83 30 3.85 46 6.04 52 7.05
55-59 29 4.27 29 4.44 35 5.48 32 5.14
60-64 33 5.75 25 4.40 24 4.25 24 4.29
65-69 23 4.30 20 3.76 30 5.69 28 5.38
70-74 15 3.55 21 5.01 16 3.84 36 8.68
75-79 15 4.54 18 5.56 29 9.18 23 7.40
80-84 11 5.14 15 7.10 12 5.68 20 9.56
85+ 15 7.25 14 6.90 28 14.26 15 7.94
Unknown 6 9 4 4
Total 1,652 9.27 1,800 10.23 1,936 11.13 2,124 12.38
Age-Adj 9.29 10.18 11.05 12.31
Other / Males
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 16 2.93 11 2.06 15 2.83 22 4.23
05-09 9 1.70 2 0.39 4 0.82 4 0.86
10-14 12 2.33 11 2.17 16 3.23 15 3.12
15-19 83 17.18 81 17.34 109 24.44 124 28.81
20-24 75 15.77 90 18.58 92 18.53 78 15.61
25-29 65 12.24 75 14.44 74 14.78 75 15.53
30-34 48 9.24 50 9.60 67 13.02 69 13.63
35-39 56 10.93 51 10.08 47 9.59 62 13.07
40-44 44 9.41 46 10.22 37 8.59 41 9.93
45-49 36 9.30 32 8.58 30 8.58 33 10.08
50-54 20 6.90 29 10.75 23 9.02 14 5.81
55-59 14 6.47 14 6.77 19 9.70 9 4.84
60-64 11 6.58 10 6.31 14 9.27 9 6.22
65-69 8 6.23 6 4.81 3 2.50 4 3.47
70-74 6 5.94 3 3.04 2 2.09 3 3.27
75-79 1 1.49 2 3.20 2 3.43 2 3.62
80-84 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 5.66 1 3.01
85+ 1 3.47 0 0.00 1 4.08 1 4.45
Unknown 0 3 0 3
Total 505 8.41 516 8.81 557 9.81 569 10.37
Age-Adj 8.56 8.92 10.02 10.37
Other / Females
Age 1997 1996 1995 1994
Group Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
00-04 18 3.41 20 3.89 10 1.96 15 3.02
05-09 3 0.60 5 1.04 4 0.87 7 1.57
10-14 6 1.21 6 1.22 6 1.25 5 1.07
15-19 17 3.61 20 4.41 15 3.48 12 2.90
20-24 14 2.99 16 3.38 23 4.78 23 4.79
25-29 14 2.50 18 3.29 26 4.96 19 3.79
30-34 16 2.88 19 3.44 24 4.42 15 2.82
35-39 20 3.67 11 2.04 24 4.57 20 3.93
40-44 18 3.48 6 1.20 22 4.57 21 4.53
45-49 18 4.08 12 2.83 6 1.51 11 2.99
50-54 13 4.02 8 2.68 9 3.21 7 2.66
55-59 6 2.49 3 1.31 7 3.21 5 2.40
60-64 2 1.00 0 0.00 3 1.59 5 2.74
65-69 4 2.30 5 2.94 4 2.44 3 1.92
70-74 0 0.00 2 1.53 4 3.23 3 2.57
75-79 3 3.25 4 4.65 2 2.51 1 1.34
80-84 1 1.90 0 0.00 1 2.17 1 2.35
85+ 1 2.19 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
Unknown 1 0 1 1
Total 175 2.76 155 2.51 191 3.20 174 3.02
Age-Adj 2.71 2.54 3.13 2.96
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