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Show CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS (ICD-9Code: 571) (1992 Total Deaths in Utah = 103) Death rates for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis have continued to decline for Utah and the U.S. (Table 45, Figure 29). While the Utah:U.S. ratio fluctuates from year to year, Utah has continually had lower age-adjusted rates. This may be, in part, a result of lower alcohol consumption in Utah (See Risk Factors, p. 54). Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Table 45 Year Utah U.S. Utah:U.S. (Ratio) 1980 8.3 12.0 0.69:1 1981 8.2 12.2 0.67:1 1982 8.1 11.4 0.71:1 1983 7.2 10.5 0.69:1 1984 5.5 10.2 0.54:1 1985 6.5 10.0 0.65:1 1986 6.2 9.6 0.65:1 1987 4.9 9.2 0.53:1 1988 5.1 9.1 0.56:1 1989 6.1 9.0 0.68:1 1990 6.3 8.9 0.71:1 1991 5.0 8.6 0.58:1 1992 5.6 8.3 0.67:1 Females showed a small increase in such deaths in Utah from the 1985-87 period to the 1988-1990 period (Table 46). Liver Disease Mortality by Sex in Utah Age-adjusted Mortality Rates per 100,000 Population Table 46 Years Total Male Female 1979-81 9.7 13.2 6.5 1982-84 7.0 9.1 5.0 1985-87 5.9 7.9 3.9 1988-90 5.8 7.6 4.1 'From 1979 to 1990 the Utah numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Female death rates for chronic liver disease and cirrhosis are approximately half those of males (Table 46). Males in Utah, especially younger males (Table 75 on p. 52), consume more alcohol than females, which may contribute to this wide disparity in death rates. Figure 29 o © © ©" o u Oh tg G & .2 "3 13 T 12 -- 11 -- 10-- 9 -- Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Mortality Utah U.S. 7 - 6--5 --4 --3--2 --1 --0 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 32 HEALTH STATUS |