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Show Mortality, All Causes Utah's age-adjusted death rate for all causes has consistently been below the national average. In general, overall death rates are declining both in Utah and the United States. However, 1993 saw an increase in the Utah mortality rate. Table 26. Mortality, All Causes* Utah:U.S. Year Utah U.S. (Ratio) 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 422.5 513.7 0.82:1 1992 408.7 504.5 0.81:1 1993 425.5 513.3 0.83:1 1994 417.4 507.4 0.82:1 * Age-adjusted rates per 100,000 population. Age-adjusted to the standard 1940 population. Figure 16 Mortality, All Causes 600 -r o o o 100,1 500 !s per tion 400 ula 300 •a Pop 200 Vi 3 ge-adj 100 0 Utah ----------U.S. 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Rates are age-adjusted to the standard 1940 population. Utah's Health: An Annual Review 1996 51 |