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Show ATHEROSCLEROSIS ICD-9 Code: 440) (1992 Total Deaths in Utah =70) Death rates for atherosclerosis show patterns similar to those of the rates for heart disease and stroke with significant declines at both the state and national levels and a Utah rate which is markedly below the U.S. rate (Table 41, Figure 27). These patterns are somewhat harder to follow, however, because of the small number of deaths involved. Small numbers result in more inconsistencies from year to year in the Utah rate. Atherosclerosis Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Table 41 Year Utah1 U.S. Utah:U.S. (Ratio) 1980 4.5 5.7 0.79:1 1981 3.8 5.2 0.73:1 1982 3.2 4.8 0.67:1 1983 3.8 4.6 0.83:1 1984 2.3 4.2 0.55:1 1985 3.1 4.0 0.78:1 1986 2.5 3.7 0.68:1 1987 2.4 3.6 0.67:1 1988 2.5 3.4 0.74:1 1989 2.9 2.9 1:1 1990 2.5 2.7 0.93:1 1991 2.1 2.6 0.81:1 1992 2.0 ~ - Utah male and female death rates from atherosclerosis improved from 1979 to 1990 (Table 42). Atherosclerosis Mortality by Sex Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Table 42 Years* Total Male Female 1979-81 4.0 4.4 3.7 1982-84 3.0 2.6 3.2 1985-87 2.6 2.8 2.3 1988-90 2.5 2.9 2.2 From 1979 to 1990 the Utah numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Figure 27 6 T Atherosderosis Mortality Utah U.S. 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 30 HEALTH STATUS |