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C. Death Rates
Other health status indicators of a community include death rates and top causes of
death. The following tables compare Lompoc to state data as well as the national goals set
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Healthy People 2000. The
average annual death rate of 5.4 per 1,000 population from 1993 through 1995 for Lompoc,
as Table 4.11 and Exhibit 4.6 depicts, is much lower than the state rate of 7.1 per 1,000
population. This may be partially due to a higher percentage of young families with
children living in Lompoc.
Table 4.11: Deaths per 1000 Population
| |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1993-1995 |
| Lompoc |
5.0 |
4.6 |
4.5 |
5.4 |
| California |
7.2 |
7.2 |
7.1 |
7.1 |
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| Source: California Vital Statistics, 1993-1995 |
Exhibit 4.7: Deaths per 1,000 population
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| Source: Santa Barbara County |
Lompoc’s lower death rate is also reflected in the rates for specific causes of
death. The top six causes of death in Lompoc are lower than the corresponding state death
rates (Table 4.12). Of Lompoc’s top ten death rates, only deaths due to chronic liver
disease and other circulatory disorders are higher than the corresponding state death
rates.
Table 4.12: Top 10 Causes of Death in Service Area
| |
Lompoc |
California |
| Deaths/ 100,000 |
Rank |
Deaths/ 100,000 |
Rank |
| Other forms of chronic ischaemic heart disease |
127.6 |
1 |
127.2 |
1 |
| Cerebrovascular disease |
166.0 |
2 |
70.6 |
4 |
| Acute ischemic heart disease |
159.0 |
3 |
80.3 |
2 |
| Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung |
154.0 |
4 |
61.5 |
5 |
| All other forms of heart disease |
133.0 |
5 |
76.1 |
3 |
| Malignant neoplasm of other digestive organs and peritoneum |
130.0 |
6 |
48.2 |
6 |
| Other chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and allied condition |
78.0 |
7 |
34.3 |
8 |
| Malignant neoplasms -other unspecified sites |
63.0 |
8 |
28.4 |
10 |
| Malignant Neoplasm of breast |
52.0 |
9 |
19.6 |
12 |
| Hypertensive heart disease with or without renal diasese |
52.0 |
10 |
14.2 |
19 |
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| Source: CA Department of Health Services - Vital Statistics Section |
The purpose of the national goals set in Healthy People 2000 for health
promotion and disease prevention "is to significantly improve the health of the
American people". The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines 3 broad
goals and 319 objectives. The goals focus on "increasing the span of healthy life for
Americans, reducing health disparities among Americans, and achieving access to preventive
services for all Americans". The objectives are organized into 22 priority areas. The
priorities range from Physical Activity and Fitness to Nutrition, Tobacco, Mental Health
and Mental Disorder Objectives, Violent and Abusive Behavior, Unintentional Injuries,
Motor Vehicle Crashes and Firearm Injuries. Table 4.13 and Exhibit 4.7 compare Lompoc to
California and national objectives. In some cases data for comparison was not available
for Lompoc and California.
Age-adjusted death rates for lung cancer and cerebrovascular disease are much higher
than the national objectives for both Lompoc and California while the death rates for
heart disease are below the national objective.
Table 4.13: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Selected Causes of Death Compared with Healthy People in Year 2000
| |
National Objective |
Lompoc |
California |
| Coronary Heart Disease |
100.0 |
88.9 |
94.6 |
| Lung Cancer |
42.0 |
73.3 |
61.5 |
| Female Breast Cancer |
20.6 |
24.8 |
19.6 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
20.0 |
79.1 |
70.6 |
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| Source: Department of Health Services, Division of Communicable Disease Control, 1996 |
Exhibit 4.7: Age-Adjusted Deaths per 100,000 for Selected Causes of Death vs. Healthy 2000
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Source: Age adjusted Death Rates for Leading Causes of Death 1993-1995,
CA Dept. of Human Services, Death Records |
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