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Show Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis (ICD-9Code: 571) (1993 Total Deaths in Utah = 108) Although there have been slight annual fluctuations, the chronic liver disease and cirrhosis mortality rate in Utah has been generally declining. Utah has continually had rates that are substantially lower than the national rate. Lower alcohol consumption in Utah may partly account for the lower ratio. Table 44. Liver Disease Mortality* Utah:U.S. Year 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 8.3 0.60:1 1992 5.6 8.0 0.70:1 1993 5.8 - Table 45. in Utah Liver Disease Mortality by Sex Years1 Total Male Female 1979-81 9.7 13.2 6.5 1982-84 6.9 9.0 5.0 1985-87 5.8 7.9 4.0 1988-90 5.9 7.7 4.2 1991-93 5.4 6.6 4.4 *Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population. iFrom 1979 to 1990 the Utah numbers represent a three-year average because of the small number of deaths per year. Females again showed a slight increase in mortality during the 1991-1993 period, while the male rate has been decreasing over the past 10 years. However, the male rate remains higher. This may be explained by a higher consumption of alcohol by males. * Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population. Rates are age-adjusted to the 1940 standard population. Figure 26 8, § s Cm O 1 1 13 T 12-- 11 -- 10-- 9-- 8-" 7 - ¦ 6-- 5-- 4-- 3-- 2" 1 -¦ 0-- Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis Mortality Utah U.S. ---1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 Rates are age-adjusted to the 1940 standard population. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1995 71 |
