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Chronic Disease Indicators

A reference letter is in brackets behind the title for each table.
The reference for each table is listed at the bottom of the page.
Rates are per 100,000 population

Coronary Heart Disease Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

327.2

455.1

87

67

State

284.4

339.6

Cerebrovascular Disease Mortality Rates (a)

Webster

State

Age-Adjusted Rate

39.2

23.3

Crude Rate

121.7

75.5

Premature (>65)

***.*

6.1

Cirrhosis of The Liver Mortality Rates (a)

Webster

State

Age-Adjusted Rate

***.*

4.2

Crude Rate

***.*

6.3

Premature (>65)

***.*

3.3

Brain Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

5.1

6.4

48

56

State

5.4

5.7

Childhood Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

5.1

5.1

78

79

State

2.9

2.9

Colorectal Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

19.5

27.0

5

22

State

24.8

28.8

Esophageal Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

4.1

5.3

68

67

State

3.7

4.2

Female Breast Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

34.3

41.6

71

53

State

30.9

37.4

Kidney and Renal Pelvis Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

4.3

5.3

40

42

State

4.8

5.3

Laryngeal Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

1.9

2.2

80

78

State

1.4

1.6

Leukemia Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

6.7

8.6

28

29

State

8.1

9.3

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

11.4

14.2

87

78

State

9.2

10.5

Oral Cavity Cancer (excluding lip) Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

2.0

2.5

36

33

State

2.7

3.0

Ovarian Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

9.9

14.9

55

65

State

9.6

11.9

Pancreatic Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

9.4

12.5

52

54

State

9.5

10.9

Skin Melanoma Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

2.0

2.5

29

41

State

2.6

2.7

Stomach Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

5.4

7.0

82

82

State

3.8

4.4

Urinary Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

5.5

7.5

86

84

State

4.3

4.1

Uterine Cancer Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

3.6

5.9

26

39

State

4.6

6.0

All Causes Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

896.0

1205.2

87

61

State

835.7

978.3

Atherosclerosis Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

16.3

23.7

24

34

State

22.2

27.3

Chronic Liver Disease Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

8.9

9.2

95

87

State

5.9

6.2

Conditions Originating In Perinatal Period Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

5.2

5.3

81

83

State

4.3

4.3

Congenital Anomalies Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

4.1

4.2

46

49

State

4.7

4.7

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

32.7

44.0

46

39

State

37.8

44.6

Infectious/Parasitic Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

10.1

12.8

61

70

State

10.9

12.1

Nephritis Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

5.6

7.2

61

51

State

5.2

6.3

Stroke Mortality Rates (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

54.9

79.3

31

34

State

62.1

75.9

Hospitalization For Total Psychoses (a)

Webster

State

Age: 15-44

1418.1

807.3

Age: 45-64

***.*

688.2

Hospitalization For Diabetes (a)

Webster

State

Age: 1-14

***.*

17.0

Age: 15-64

613.7

501.0

Age: 65+

5254.6

4876.7

Children (1-17) Hospitalization For Asthma (c)

Webster

State

51.4*

27.1*

Percent of Population (a)

Webster

State

Overweight

35.1%

34.5%

Smokers

22.8%

23.6%

Too Many Alcoholic
Drinks

17.0%

18.4%

All Sites of Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

517.8

643.2

99

81

State

467.7

516.7

Brain Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

6.4

7.8

46

58

State

6.8

7.1

Cervical Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

10.4

11.2

61

69

State

9.5

9.6

Childhood Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

18.0

18.0

76

77

State

14.7

14.7

Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

82.7

107.7

98

89

State

64.2

73.3

Esophageal Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

4.5

5.6

74

72

State

3.8

4.2

Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

132.9

165.9

76

69

State

126.9

144.0

Kidney and Renal Pelvis Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

11.5

13.9

51

51

State

11.5

12.4

Laryngeal Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

3.7

4.5

35

33

State

4.8

5.2

Leukemia Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

16.5

19.8

73

64

State

14.5

16.1

Lung and Bronchial Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

78.9

97.1

94

90

State

67.0

74.7

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

16.6

19.5

32

32

State

18.4

20.1

Oral Cavity Cancer (excluding lip) Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

9.9

4.5

35

33

State

4.8

5.2

Ovarian Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

16.1

20.3

37

46

State

18.5

20.8

Pancreatic Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

11.0

14.2

70

64

State

10.2

11.6

Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

175.5

193.9

75

64

State

160.8

157.0

Skin Melanoma Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

11.9

13.4

43

52

State

12.8

13.1

Stomach Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

12.5

9.8

94

88

State

6.4

7.2

Urinary Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

22.6

29.8

80

69

State

20.7

23.6

Uterine Cancer Incidence Rate (b)

Age
Adjusted
Rate #

Crude
Rate #

Age
Adjusted
Rank

Crude
Rank

Webster

28.4

29.9

27

35

State

25.6

29.6

Topic References are indicated by brackets following each topic item, and are listed below.

(a) Iowa Health Indicator Tracking System 1997
(b) IA Health Fact Book 1988-1996
(c) Wellmark 1998


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