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Show Mortality, AH Causes Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population (1990 Total Deaths in Utah = 9,125) Table 40 Year Utah US UtahrUS Comparison 1980 494.4 585.8 0.84:1 1981 485.4 568.2 0.85:1 1982 473.4 553.8 0.85:1 1983 457.5 550.5 0.83:1 1984 467.4 545.9 0.86:1 1985 459.5 546.1 0.84:1 1986 441.1 541.7 0.81:1 1987 440.8 535.5 0.82:1 1988 437.8 535.5 0.82:1 1989 431.5 523.0 0.83:1 1990 414.3 520.2 0.80:1 1991 422.5 na na Source: Utah - Utah Department of Health, Division of Community Health. Unpublished report. U.S. -1979-1990: National Center for Health Statistics. Monthly Vital Statistics Report. 33(6); 24(6); 25(6); 26(5); 22(6); 22(7); 4Q(8); 41(7). Public Health Service, Washington, D.C: U.S. Government Printing Office. In summary, Utah's age-adjusted death rate from all causes of mortality was below the U.S. average (Table 40). Both Utah and the nation appear to be declining in total death rates (Figure 28). The Utah:U.S. comparison shows Utah to be at approximately 80% of the nation in total death rates. Figure 28 600-r 500 & e 400 2 3 300 I 1 § 200 100 4? ¦ ¦I 1 Mortality, All Causes i i 1 I 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ? us Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1993 33 |