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Show Life Expectancy and All-Cause Mortality Compiled by Leanna VanKeuren, Lars Peterson, and Stephen Nelson 2000 Utah Total Deaths: 12,339 As shown in Table 1, life expectancy in Utah and the United States has steadily increased since 1970. During this period, the life expectancy of women has consistently been higher than that of men. The longer life expectancy for Utah males over their national counterparts correlates with lower smoking rates and overall healthier lifestyle in the state. However, life expectancy for Utah females is slightly below the national average. If this is a statistically significant difference, it may provide rationale for increased focus on women's health in Utah. Total mortality numbers provide a basis for analyzing the overall health of a population. Since this number includes natural causes, as well as disease, homicide, and death due to injury, it can provide an estimate on how public health is doing in totality. In the last fifteen years Utah's overall mortality rate has ranged from 85% to 91% of the national average (Table 13). The increase from 85% in 1990 to 91% in 1998 was due to a faster decrease in the national rate than Utah's, as opposed to an increase in Utah's rate. Utah males are dying at a considerably higher rate (250-300 more per 100,000) than Utah females. In addition, the highest mortality rate is seen in Southeastern Utah and the Uintah Basin (Table 14) which also have the highest proportions of Native Americans. Table 12. Life Expectancy in Years, Utah and U.S., 1970-2000. Male Female Years Utah U.S. Utah U.S. 1970 69.5 67.1 76.6 74.4 1980 72.4 70.0 79.2 77.4 1990 N/A 71.8 N/A 78.8 1997 74.9 73.6 78.7 79.4 1998 75.0 73.8 78.8 79.5 1999 75.0 73.9 78.8 79.4 2000 75.2 N/A 78.7 N/A Table 13. Mortality per 100,000 Population from All Causes, Utah and U.S., 1985-1999.a Utah U.S. Year Male Female Total Total Utah:U.S. 1985 1076 702 864 988 0.88 1986 1039 673 832 978 0.85 1987 1007 696 832 975 0.85 1988 1018 698 836 970 0.86 1989 998 689 822 950 0.87 1990 1016 642 801 938 0.85 1991 984 678 811 931 0.87 1992 969 662 795 925 0.86 1993 979 692 819 920 0.89 1994 954 654 788 918 0.86 1995 952 675 797 911 0.87 1996 939 660 782 902 0.87 1997 941 684 799 887 0.90 1998 938 679 795 875 0.91 1999 927 679 790 882 0.90 a Age-adjusted to 2000 standard population. Table 14. Mortality per 100,000 Population by Health District Utah, 1999-2000. 1999 2000 District 757 770 Summit County District Bear River Central Utah Davis County Salt Lake Southeastern Utah Southwest Utah 814 825 817 761 800 801 826 786 836 676 Tooele Uintah Basin Utah County Wasatch County Weber-Morgan District 1999 2000 559 731.00 783 938.00 845 888.00 774 758.00 723 771.00 794 838.00 Sources: Utah 1985-2000: Utah Department of Health. Center for Health Data. Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health [Online] http://ibisph.state.ut. us/. Retrieved 4/21/02. Bureau of Vital Statistics, Utah Department of Health. Utah's Vital Statistics: Births and Deaths (2000, 1999. 1998). U.S. 1985-1999: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Service. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC Wonder. [Online] http://wonder.cdc.gov/. Retrieved 4/21/02 U.S. Census (1998). Statistical Abstract of the United States 1998 (117th Ed.). Washington D. C: U.S. Government Printing Office. Center for Disease Control & Prevention (March 21. 2002). National Vital Statistics Report, 50(6). 60 Utah's Health: An Annual Review Volume VIII |
