Lincoln Lancaster Co Health Dept.    9/25/2023 4:53:16 AM

Vital Statistics: Death Data Lancaster County 2020
Select Year 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
Total Number of Deaths Lancaster County 2020 2,562	Gender Lancaster County 2020 Male 1,295 Female 1,267	Average Age of Death by Gender Lancaster County 2020 Male 70.7 Years Female 78.8 Years	Infant Mortality Rate Lancaster County 2020 3.7
Crude Death Rate Nebraska and Lancaster County
Infant Mortality Rate Trend Lancaster County		Deaths by Race and Ethnicity Lancaster County 2020
Top 7 Causes of Death Lancaster County 2020 Label: Cause, Crude Rate per 100,000 Population		Deaths by Age Group Lancaster County 2020
Top 7 Causes of Death By Cancer Lancaster County 2020		Top 10 Leading Causes of Deaths by Gender Lancaster County 2020 Select Gender  Male  Female  Cause Frequency Percent Crude Rate* Cancer 258 19.9 160.2 Heart Disease 246 19.0 152.7 Accidental Deaths 91 7.0 56.5 COVID-19 73 5.6 45.3 Chronic Lung Disease 69 5.3 42.8 Cerebrovascular Diseases 56 4.3 34.8 Diabetes Mellitus 38 2.9 23.6 Intentional Self Harm (Suicide) 34 2.6 21.1 Parkinsons Disease 32 2.5 19.9 Renal Disease 29 2.2 18.0 Other 369 28.5 229.1 Total 1295 100.0 804.0 Crude Rate: Gender Specific Rate per 100,000 Population
Disposition of the Deceased Lancaster County 2020		Place of Death Lancaster County 2020
Leading Causes of Deaths by Age Group* Lancaster County 2020 Under 5  5-9 years  10-14 years  15-19 years  20-24 years  25-34 years  35-44 years  45-54 years  55-64 years  65-74 years  75-84 years  85+ years  Leading Causes of Death in 65-74 years Age-Group Cause Frequency Percent Age Specific Rate* Cancer 126 26.6 676.3 Heart Disease 79 16.7 424.0 COVID-19 33 7.0 177.1 Chronic Lung Disease 29 6.1 155.6 Diabetes Mellitus 21 4.4 112.7 Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 4.0 102.0 Alzheimers Disease 13 2.7 69.8 Parkinsons Disease 11 2.3 59.0 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 10 2.1 53.7 Accidental Deaths 10 2.1 53.7 Other 123 25.9 660.2 Total 474 100.0 2,544.1 *Note: Due to small Numbers Involved, All Causes with frequency less then 5 are suppressed and counted as 'Other' Age Specific Rate per 100,000 Population within the Age Group

Definitions Click Here to Close Indicator Definition 10 or more Prenatal Visits Percentage of mothers who had 10 more prenatal visits during pregnancy Low Birth Weight Percentage of infants born with birth weight < 2500 grams (5.5 pounds) Care in First Trimester Percentage of mothers who received prenatal care beginning in first trimester Birth Rate The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birth rate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year.  Payer Status: Private Insurance The principal source of payment for delivery was private insurance Payer Status: Self Paid The principal source of payment for delivery was self paid Payer Status: Medicaid The principal source of payment for delivery was medicaid Non Marital Births Percentage of births to unmarried women Births by Gender Percentage of births of specific gender Births by Race Percentage of births of specific race Non Marital Births by Race and Ethnicity Percentage of births to unmarried women by race and ethnicity Teen Mothers Percentage of births to mothers less than 20 years of age Trimester of Care Trimester when prenatal care began Births by Age Group Percentage of births by mothers age category Gestational Period The length of the pregnancy in weeks Age Adjusted Death Rate A weighted averaging of a crude death rate according to a standard age distribution. An age-adjusted death rate represents what the crude death rate would be if the population for which the rate is adjusted and the standard population had the same age dis Crude Death Rate The number of deaths from all causes per 1,000 population. Infant Mortality Rate The infant mortality rate is an estimate of the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births.