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Mortality Table C1.  Age-Adjusted Rates¹ for 10 Leading Causes of Death for Residents, 1997-2006
Year Heart Disease Cancer Strokes COPD Uninten- tional or Accident Alzheimer's Diabetes Flu & Pneumonia Inten- tional or Suicide Liver Disease
1997 221.2 196.6 67.6 46.5 34.0 11.6 21.8 33.0 13.0 9.6
1998 222.0 196.0 66.3 46.5 33.9 11.9 23.2 33.5 12.3 8.5
***1998 Comparability Modified***                
  218.7 197.8 69.6 48.4 34.7 18.9 23.7 23.4 12.3 8.7
1999 216.4 198.9 70.2 51.4 33.5 30.0 24.5 23.8 14.2 9.5
2000 209.3 195.6 68.6 49.3 35.5 33.4 24.5 18.6 12.4 8.7
2001 202.1 194.0 67.8 48.2 35.1 37.0 25.3 17.2 11.9 9.8
2002 194.8 190.6 66.1 48.5 36.5 39.2 26.4 15.8 13.4 8.9
2003 190.4 190.1 61.5 46.4 36.4 40.5 26.0 18.5 13.0 9.2
2004 177.1 184.9 54.3 43.6 37.6 37.0 25.2 12.2 13.2 8.9
2005 176.4 180.5 47.0 45.0 39.8 36.9 25.3 14.8 12.7 8.6
2006 165.7 175.6 42.8 43.3 40.8 38.1 24.7 12.6 12.2 8.9
1Rate per 100,000 age-adjusted to U.S. 2000 population. 
Note:  
Causes of death were coded with International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) in 1990-1998 and with 
the Tenth Revision (ICD-10) started in 1998.  Rates during 1998 have been multiplied by a comparability ratio (CR).  
ICD codes and comparability ratios are:
    Heart Disease:  ICD-9:  390-398,402,404,410-429;  ICD-10:  I00-I09,I11,I13,I20-I51;  CR=0.9852
    Cancer:  ICD-9:  140-208;  ICD-10:  C00-C97; CR=1.0093
    Strokes or Cerebrovascular Disease:  ICD-9:  430-434,436-438;  ICD-10:  I60-I69;  CR=1.0502
    COPD or Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease:  ICD-9:  490-494,496;  ICD-10:  J40-J47;  CR=1.0411
    Unintentional Injury or Accident:  ICD-9:  E800-E869,E880-E929;   ICD-10:  V01-X59,Y85-Y86;  CR=1.0251
    Alzheimer's Disease:  ICD-9:  331.0;  ICD-10:  G30;  CR=1.5812
    Diabetes Mellitus:  ICD-9:  250;  ICD-10:  E10-E14;  CR=1.0193
    Influenza and Pneumonia:  ICD-9:  480-487;  ICD-10:  J10-J18;  CR=0.6974
    Intentional or Suicide:  ICD-9:  E950-E959;  ICD-10:  X60-X84,Y87.0;  CR=1.0022
    Chronic Liver Disease:  ICD-9:  571;  ICD-10:  K70,K73-K74;  CR=1.0321
Source:  Center for Health Statistics, Washington State Department of Health, 01/2008.
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