Mortality

Date Updated: 10/12/2011

Mortality refers to the number or rate of deaths that occur in a population. Rates used in this report are per 100,000 residents and are age-adjusted rates (used to provide a basis of comparison for two groups).

The following data were obtained from the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment's Colorado Health Information Database (COHID). CDPHE protects patient confidentiality by limiting access to data when identification is statistically possible. Therefore, in certain circumstances (e.g., racial and ethnic health), data for Larimer County were suppressed and unavailable for analysis.

See Additional Information section for data regarding life expectancy.

What this chart shows: General Mortality Rate (per 100,000) in Colorado & Larimer County, 2001-2010

*Age-Adjusted Rate

Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Health Information Dataset

See data table

What the above data tell us:

Mortality rates for Larimer County and Colorado decreased appreciably between 2002 and 2006. This primarily appears to be the result of decreases in deaths due to cardiovascular disease and cancer, the two leading causes of death.

See the data table for the morality rates and number of deaths.

What this chart shows: Mortality Rate (per 100,000 Residents) for Top 10 Causes of Death in the United States, 2009

*Age-Adjusted Rate

Data Source: Centers for Disease Control [pdf]

See data table

What this chart shows: Mortality Rate (per 100,000 Residents) for Leading Causes of Death in Colorado & Larimer County, 2010

*Age-Adjusted Rate

Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Health Information Dataset

See data table

What the above data tell us: In 2010, the leading causes of death in Colorado and Larimer County were heart disease and cancer.

With respect to the remaining leading causes of death, Larimer County had higher mortality rates than Colorado for cerebrovascular diseases (strokes), influenza and pneumonia, and other respiratory diseases. Colorado, however, had higher mortality rates for chronic lower respiratory disease, unintentional injuries (accidents), Alzheimer's disease, suicide and diabetes.

For top ten conditions by gender, see the Men's and Women's Health pages.

What this chart shows: Mortality Rate (per 100,000 Residents) by Gender in Larimer County, 2001-2010

*Age-Adjusted Rate

Data Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Colorado Health Information Dataset

See data table

What the above data tell us: The mortality rates for both males and females in Larimer County decreased overall between 2001 and 2010. This appears to be part of a nationwide decline in mortality rates for males during this period, primarily due to decreasing rates of cardiovascular disease and cancer. Average mortality rates during this period were higher in males (773.7 per 100,000) than females (569.0 per 100,000).

Additional Information:

Related Information on COMPASS -

• Cancer Incidence & Mortality
• Cardiovascular Disease & Stroke Mortality
• Infant Mortality
• Lung Cancer Incidence & Mortality
• Suicide
• Unintentional Injury Mortality (including motor vehicle deaths)

Other Resources -

• Centers for Disease Control, Offices of Minority Health & Health Disparities (OMHD): Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
• National Vital Statistics Reports, Centers for Disease Control: Deaths-Preliminary Data for 2009 [pdf]

Life Expectancy

• In 2009, the life expectancy at birth [pdf] for all races and both sexes was 78.2 years of age.

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Industry Standards or Targets:

See targets by topic for the data pages listed in the 'Related Information on COMPASS' Section above.

Data Tables:

General Mortality Rate (per 100,000) - Colorado & Larimer County
(Age-Adjusted Rate)

	Colorado		Larimer County
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
2001	28,243	793.7	1,528	738.7
2002	29,157	801.9	1,552	734.4
2003	29,410	790.3	1,545	699.3
2004	28,227	737.1	1,474	646.8
2005	29,521	751.8	1,551	649.3
2006	29,413	730.7	1,501	603.1
2007	29,888	722.4	1,615	620.8
2008	31,205	728.2	1,709	626.3
2009	31,132	696.9	1,722	602.2
2010	31,435	682.1	1,885	639.8

See chart

Mortality Rate (per 100,000) by Type - United States, 2009 (Age-Adjusted Rate)

	Number	Rate
Heart Disease	598,607	179.8
Cancer	568,668	173.6
Chronic Low Respiratory Disease	137,082	42.2
Cerebrovascular Diseases (Stroke)	128,603	38.9
Unintentional Injuries	117,176	37.0
Alzheimer's Disease	78,889	23.4
Diabetes Mellitus	68,504	20.9
Influenza & Pneumonia	53,582	16.2
Kidney Disease	48,714	14.8
Suicide	36,547	11.7

See chart

Mortality Rate (per 100,000) by Type, 2010 (Age-Adjusted Rate)

	Colorado		Larimer County
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
Cancer	7,029	149.4	412	139.8
Heart Disease	6,029	132.6	398	134.5
Cerebrovascular Diseases	1,605	36.0	119	40.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease	2,199	49.7	104	36.3
Unintentional Injuries	2,102	43.4	101	33.5
Alzheimer's Disease	1,336	31.1	77	27.4
Influenza & Pneumonia	549	12.3	43	14.7
Suicide	867	16.8	45	14.0
Other Respiratory Diseases	412	8.2	37	13.5
Diabetes	721	15.2	38	12.1

See chart

Mortality Rate by Gender in Larimer County (Age-Adjusted Rate)

	Male		Female
	Number	Rate	Number	Rate
2001	717	847.3	811	654.5
2002	768	891.6	784	623.9
2003	776	854.7	769	588.7
2004	684	728.4	790	586.5
2005	765	792.8	786	553.0
2006	732	705.2	769	523.4
2007	810	761.8	805	522.5
2008	812	720.0	897	549.4
2009	848	707.1	874	521.6
2010	905	728.4	980	566.7

See chart

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