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Show PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (ICD-9Code: 480-487) (1992 Total Pneumonia Deaths in Utah = 414, Influenza = 6) Age-adjusted death rates due to pneumonia and influenza continue to be relatively stable in Utah and close to the national rate (Table 43, Figure 28). These death rates declined from 1970 to the mid-1980's, then rebounded slightly in the mid-1980's, and now usually fall between 13 and 14 deaths per 100,000 persons. Pneumonia and Influenza Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 People Table 43 Year Utah U.S. Utah:U.S. (Ratio) 1970 16.7 22.1 0.76:1 1980 13.6 12.9 1.1:1 1981 10.2 12.3 0.83:1 1982 10.5 10.9 0.96:1 1983 10.9 11.8 0.92:1 1984 11.1 12.2 0.91:1 1985 13.4 13.4 1.1 1986 13.9 13.5 1.1:1 1987 13.0 13.1 0.99:1 1988 15.1 14.2 1.1:1 1989 12.3 13.7 0.90:1 1990 13.5 14.0 0.96:1 1991 13.4 13.3 1:1 1992 13.3 - - Individuals with chronic heart or lung disease, and those over 65 years of age, are particularly at risk. Of the 402 deaths in 1990, 92% were persons 65 years or older. Because influenza is a communicable disease, random fluctuations are to be expected. This fluctuation may be less when much of the disease incidence is associated with other diseases of persons over 65. Utah males have a higher risk of death from pneumonia and influenza than do Utah females (Table 44). Both male and female death rates for influenza and pneumonia increased between 1979 and 1990, but the rate of increase for males was smaller. Pneumonia Mortality by Sex in Utah* Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Table 44 Years Total Male Female 1979-81 12.0 15.1 9.8 1982-84 10.7 13.3 8.8 1985-87 13.2 16.0 11.2 1988-90 13.1 15.5 11.4 From 1979 to 1990 the Utah numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Figure 28 o o © © o 16 j 14 .. 12 -- (2 co 10 1 I >- o I" -o 1 6 --4 ¦- 2 -¦ Pneumonia and Influenza Mortality ¦Utah U.S. 0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1994 31 |
