Table C-34 Resident Live Births, All Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, and Fetal Deaths for Selected Municipalities, Number and Rate*: Pennsylvania, 1998 Live Births All Deaths Infant Deaths Neonatal Deaths Fetal Deaths Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number** Rate State Total 145,606 12.1 126,312 10.5 1,056 7.3 745 5.1 1,658 11.3 Allentown 1,718 17.0 1,171 11.6 16 9.3 15 8.7 25 14.3 Altoona 615 12.5 664 13.5 5 8.1 3 4.9 12 19.1 Bethel Park 304 9.2 287 8.7 2 6.6 1 3.3 3 9.8 Bethlehem 842 12.1 781 11.3 7 8.3 6 7.1 6 7.1 Chester 686 17.1 458 11.4 9 13.1 7 10.2 13 18.6 Easton 356 14.0 252 9.9 7 19.7 4 11.2 4 11.1 Erie 1,699 16.6 1,246 12.1 19 11.2 13 7.7 24 13.9 Harrisburg 1,023 20.7 652 13.2 11 10.8 6 5.9 24 22.9 Johnstown 336 13.2 459 18.1 4 11.9 1 3.0 9 26.1 Lancaster 1,040 19.6 530 10.0 11 10.6 8 7.7 13 12.3 McKeesport 351 15.2 414 17.9 5 14.2 2 5.7 6 16.8 Monroeville 296 10.6 311 11.1 2 6.8 2 6.8 3 10.0 New Castle 402 15.3 446 17.0 4 10.0 1 2.5 6 14.7 Norristown 518 17.4 379 12.7 4 7.7 4 7.7 10 18.9 Philadelphia 22,063 15.4 17,561 12.2 271 12.3 194 8.8 402 17.9 Pittsburgh 4,309 12.7 4,367 12.8 41 9.5 26 6.0 60 13.7 Plum 289 10.9 180 6.8 1 3.5 0-0 - Reading 1,608 21.5 758 10.1 19 11.8 14 8.7 21 12.9 Scranton 834 11.2 1,149 15.4 3 3.6 3 3.6 10 11.8 State College 164 4.1 144 3.6 1 6.1 1 6.1 3 18.0 Wilkes Barre 453 10.6 690 16.1 2 4.4 1 2.2 3 6.6 Williamsport 434 14.5 307 10.3 4 9.2 2 4.6 5 11.4 York 810 20.2 441 11.0 10 12.3 5 6.2 8 9.8 All Other Areas 104,456 11.3 92,665 10.0 598 5.7 426 4.1 988 9.4 * Birth and death crude rates per 1,000 population, 1998. Infant and neonatal death rates per 1,000 live births. Fetal death rates per 1,000 deliveries (live births + fetal deaths). Rates based on less than 10 events are considered statistically unreliable. See Technical Notes. **Fetal deaths exclude induced terminations. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 174
Figure C-38 Resident Crude Death Rates for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania, 1998 Johnstown McKeesport New Castle Wilkes Barre Scranton Altoona Harrisburg Pittsburgh Norristown Philadelphia Erie Allentown Chester Bethlehem Monroeville York Williamsport Reading Lancaster Easton Bethel Park Plum State College 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 Death Rate Note: Rate per 1,000 population, 1998. See Table C-34 for corresponding data. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 175
Table C-35 Resident Deaths, Infant, and Neonatal Deaths for Selected Municipalities Number and Average Annual Rate*: Pennsylvania, 1994-1998 All Deaths Infant Deaths Neonatal Deaths 1994-1998 1994-1998 1994-1998 Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate State Total 635,039 10.5 5,727 7.7 3,947 5.3 Allentown 6,028 11.8 80 9.5 55 6.5 Altoona 3,314 13.2 31 9.8 19 6.0 Bethel Park 1,455 8.7 8 4.4 5 2.8 Bethlehem 3,951 11.3 31 7.2 19 4.4 Chester 2,557 12.6 57 15.2 40 10.7 Easton 1,346 10.5 27 13.4 17 8.5 Erie 6,218 11.9 100 10.8 71 7.7 Harrisburg 3,345 13.2 69 12.9 34 6.3 Johnstown 2,367 18.1 26 13.7 17 9.0 Lancaster 2,745 10.2 43 7.6 30 5.3 McKeesport 2,037 17.1 15 7.6 10 5.0 Monroeville 1,543 10.8 10 6.6 8 5.3 New Castle 2,146 16.0 19 9.1 9 4.3 Norristown 1,909 12.7 43 15.2 29 10.3 Philadelphia 92,493 12.5 1,479 12.7 1,019 8.7 Pittsburgh 22,813 13.1 256 11.2 183 8.0 Plum 884 6.7 6 4.2 5 3.5 Reading 4,225 11.2 74 9.1 53 6.5 Scranton 6,069 15.8 26 5.8 17 3.8 State College 667 3.4 5 5.3 4 4.2 Wilkes Barre 3,576 16.2 36 14.9 17 7.1 Williamsport 1,695 11.1 32 13.2 23 9.5 York 2,310 11.3 50 13.0 30 7.8 All Other Areas 459,346 10.0 3,204 6.1 2,233 4.2 * Crude death rate per 1,000 population for each specified area, 1994-1998. Infant and neonatal death rates per 1,000 live births for each specified area, 1994-1998. Rates based on less than 10 events are considered statistically unreliable. Note: See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection and discussion on reliability of rates. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 176
Figure C-39 Resident Average Annual Crude Death Rates for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 1994-1998 Johnstown McKeesport Wilkes Barre New Castle Scranton Altoona Harrisburg Pittsburgh Norristown Chester Philadelphia Erie Allentown Bethlehem York Reading Williamsport Monroeville Easton Lancaster Bethel Park Plum State College 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Death Rate Note: Rate per 1,000 population, 1994-1998. See Table C-35 for corresponding data. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 177
Figure C-40 Resident Average Annual Infant Death Rates for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 1994-1998 Chester Norristown Wilkes Barre Johnstown Easton Williamsport York Harrisburg Philadelphia Pittsburgh Erie Altoona Allentown New Castle Reading Lancaster McKeesport Bethlehem Monroeville Scranton State College Bethel Park Plum 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 Infant Death Rate Note: Rate per 1,000 live births, 1994-1998. See Table C-35 for corresponding data. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 178
Table C-36 Resident Deaths by Age Group for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania, 1998 A g e a t D e a t h ( I n Y e a r s ) Total Under 85 & Deaths 5 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 Over* State Total 126,312 1,243 145 153 526 705 1,623 3,636 6,338 10,976 25,479 40,817 34,671 Allentown 1,171 18 1 2 3 8 13 33 69 94 210 370 350 Altoona 664 7 1 1 1 4 7 25 28 65 151 214 160 Bethel Park 287 3 0 0 0 1 4 8 11 24 62 91 83 Bethlehem 781 7 0 1 6 2 10 15 34 51 144 278 233 Chester 458 9 1 1 4 2 14 28 45 59 101 116 78 Easton 252 7 0 0 0 1 6 6 16 32 53 75 56 Erie 1,246 22 1 0 1 4 19 43 57 99 255 411 334 Harrisburg 652 12 1 0 3 8 15 38 48 79 127 171 150 Johnstown 459 4 0 0 3 2 3 14 29 42 95 171 96 Lancaster 530 13 2 1 10 8 11 25 34 49 112 164 101 McKeesport 414 7 0 1 1 3 8 14 18 30 72 147 113 Monroeville 311 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 12 27 67 112 80 New Castle 446 5 1 0 3 1 2 10 11 40 88 149 136 Norristown 379 5 1 0 2 4 8 21 33 48 69 104 84 Philadelphia 17,561 317 24 29 99 180 403 857 1,311 1,942 3,494 5,028 3,877 Pittsburgh 4,367 45 6 3 8 27 57 142 234 383 960 1,359 1,143 Plum 180 1 1 0 0 0 4 5 11 19 42 67 30 Reading 758 22 0 4 5 10 23 32 45 70 134 240 173 Scranton 1,149 5 1 2 2 4 12 32 47 74 216 403 351 State College 144 1 0 0 0 1 3 3 5 8 22 43 58 Wilkes Barre 690 2 1 0 0 1 8 13 30 53 147 215 220 Williamsport 307 4 0 1 1 3 4 15 16 23 66 88 86 York 441 12 0 1 1 6 8 14 30 50 92 126 101 All Other Areas 92,665 712 103 106 373 425 980 2,234 4,164 7,615 18,700 30,675 26,578 *Unknown age included in the 85 & over age group. Note: See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 179
Table C-37 Resident Deaths by Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 1998 R a c e Hispanic All Races White* Black Origin State Total 126,312 114,434 11,394 1,084 Allentown 1,171 1,130 35 41 Altoona 664 652 11 2 Bethel Park 287 285 1 1 Bethlehem 781 766 13 30 Chester 458 140 318 8 Easton 252 242 10 3 Erie 1,246 1,143 101 8 Harrisburg 652 388 262 20 Johnstown 459 435 23 2 Lancaster 530 467 56 46 McKeesport 414 371 43 0 Monroeville 311 291 19 0 New Castle 446 422 24 0 Norristown 379 278 97 6 Philadelphia 17,561 10,319 7,058 482 Pittsburgh 4,367 3,326 1,027 9 Plum 180 178 2 0 Reading 758 692 56 74 Scranton 1,149 1,132 16 3 State College 144 140 2 0 Wilkes Barre 690 677 12 3 Williamsport 307 293 14 0 York 441 370 69 15 All Other Areas 92,665 90,297 2,125 331 *Unknown race included in the white category. Note: Hispanic origin can be of any race. See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 180
Table C-38 Resident Infant Deaths by Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 1998 R a c e All Races White* Black Hispanic Origin State Total 1,056 724 315 60 Allentown 16 14 2 3 Altoona 5 4 1 0 Bethel Park 2 2 0 0 Bethlehem 7 7 0 1 Chester 9 1 8 0 Easton 7 5 2 0 Erie 19 8 11 0 Harrisburg 11 2 9 0 Johnstown 4 4 0 0 Lancaster 11 8 3 6 McKeesport 5 2 3 0 Monroeville 2 2 0 0 New Castle 4 4 0 0 Norristown 4 0 4 0 Philadelphia 271 88 179 23 Pittsburgh 41 15 25 0 Plum 1 1 0 0 Reading 19 16 3 10 Scranton 3 2 1 0 State College 1 1 0 0 Wilkes Barre 2 2 0 0 Williamsport 4 3 1 0 York 10 7 2 2 All Other Areas 598 526 61 15 *Unknown race included in the white category. Note: Hispanic origin can be of any race. See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 181
Table C-39 Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 1998 All Causes Total Heart Disease H e a r t D i s e a s e Ischemic Excl. Acute Myocardial Infarction Acute Myocardial Infarction Other Heart Disease M a l i g n a n t N e o p l a s m s Total Trachea, Malignant Bronchus, Lung, Neoplasms and Pleura Colon State Total 126,312 41,282 12,995 12,158 16,129 29,721 8,210 2,963 Allentown 1,171 389 95 145 149 272 60 27 Altoona 664 241 76 85 80 153 46 18 Bethel Park 287 95 29 27 39 72 23 6 Bethlehem 781 254 75 69 110 205 53 15 Chester 458 91 34 19 38 93 31 4 Easton 252 96 48 16 32 57 13 5 Erie 1,246 432 118 137 177 251 68 26 Harrisburg 652 200 38 67 95 133 41 13 Johnstown 459 156 49 50 57 134 38 12 Lancaster 530 166 61 48 57 139 38 17 McKeesport 414 150 37 60 53 83 27 8 Monroeville 311 109 47 23 39 70 19 3 New Castle 446 166 62 55 49 91 26 6 Norristown 379 97 29 30 38 89 29 6 Philadelphia 17,561 5,129 1,123 1,406 2,600 4,259 1,245 395 Pittsburgh 4,367 1,439 478 405 556 1,026 294 109 Plum 180 51 23 16 12 47 12 3 Reading 758 242 43 79 120 173 52 17 Scranton 1,149 447 149 114 184 241 56 29 State College 144 48 18 9 21 31 11 5 Wilkes Barre 690 280 82 84 114 150 33 21 Williamsport 307 103 18 43 42 75 23 7 York 441 129 37 46 46 103 32 11 All Other Areas 92,665 30,772 10,226 9,125 11,421 21,774 5,940 2,200 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 182
Table C-39 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 1998 Female Breast Prostate M a l i g n a n t Pancreas N e o p l a s m s Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas Leukemias All Other Sites State Total 2,252 1,779 1,481 1,289 1,084 10,663 Allentown 19 17 16 17 15 101 Altoona 13 6 7 4 7 52 Bethel Park 9 5 3 2 1 23 Bethlehem 8 11 10 9 7 92 Chester 4 10 7 3 2 32 Easton 6 3 3 5 1 21 Erie 18 19 12 12 11 85 Harrisburg 12 4 6 4 6 47 Johnstown 13 8 4 4 5 50 Lancaster 15 6 7 4 3 49 McKeesport 5 4 4 3 3 29 Monroeville 7 3 6 3 5 24 New Castle 10 6 1 6 3 33 Norristown 7 5 3 2 3 34 Philadelphia 336 228 229 134 129 1,563 Pittsburgh 70 68 52 35 33 365 Plum 4 3 4 2 2 17 Reading 17 14 11 5 2 55 Scranton 16 10 11 9 13 97 State College 1 1 0 3 0 10 Wilkes Barre 12 4 8 6 6 60 Williamsport 3 2 3 5 4 28 York 4 7 6 2 5 36 All Other Areas 1,643 1,335 1,068 1,010 818 7,760 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 183
Table C-39 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 1998 Cerebrovascular Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Dis. Unintentional Injuries Motor Other Vehicle Pneumonia & Influenza Diabetes Mellitus State Total 8,208 5,576 2,922 1,631 4,512 3,503 Allentown 71 43 24 14 42 25 Altoona 37 28 15 8 24 16 Bethel Park 12 11 3 3 7 9 Bethlehem 47 29 14 14 27 18 Chester 36 21 7 6 18 14 Easton 9 12 4 4 7 5 Erie 97 55 28 14 38 46 Harrisburg 40 26 16 3 24 22 Johnstown 25 14 12 4 10 8 Lancaster 31 27 21 8 16 9 McKeesport 26 13 13 3 7 18 Monroeville 19 16 6 2 7 13 New Castle 29 15 5 6 12 19 Norristown 20 26 9 6 12 14 Philadelphia 1,059 637 599 136 558 436 Pittsburgh 247 173 115 30 149 117 Plum 11 12 2 4 4 7 Reading 45 30 23 15 27 20 Scranton 70 50 22 10 38 33 State College 5 3 2 2 9 3 Wilkes Barre 34 23 15 5 10 28 Williamsport 21 25 6 2 5 8 York 27 28 11 3 16 13 All Other Areas 6,190 4,259 1,950 1,329 3,445 2,602 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 184
Table C-39 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 1998 Septicemia Nephritis & Nephrosis Suicide Liver Disease & Cirrhosis Alzheimer's Disease Parkinson's Disease State Total 1,989 1,908 1,365 1,090 956 796 Allentown 21 22 12 18 11 8 Altoona 12 16 3 7 3 0 Bethel Park 7 4 6 1 5 4 Bethlehem 11 13 7 2 5 7 Chester 18 8 3 3 0 1 Easton 2 6 2 3 2 0 Erie 3 17 15 14 7 14 Harrisburg 23 10 4 11 2 1 Johnstown 1 14 4 3 5 3 Lancaster 4 5 6 2 6 3 McKeesport 9 9 2 2 0 2 Monroeville 1 5 1 4 1 1 New Castle 6 16 0 4 4 2 Norristown 6 7 5 8 2 1 Philadelphia 491 255 162 172 76 76 Pittsburgh 67 84 52 51 19 23 Plum 4 5 1 2 1 2 Reading 14 14 11 6 3 2 Scranton 9 13 15 13 11 6 State College 2 2 3 1 1 2 Wilkes Barre 4 10 4 5 2 2 Williamsport 2 4 5 2 1 1 York 6 5 7 4 4 0 All Other Areas 1,266 1,364 1,035 752 785 635 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 185
Table C-39 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 1998 Atherosclerosis Homicide & Legal Interv. Hypertension Perinatal Condition HIV Infection All Other Causes State Total 701 634 576 574 479 17,889 Allentown 5 9 1 14 5 165 Altoona 0 4 4 4 1 88 Bethel Park 0 1 1 1 0 45 Bethlehem 5 3 6 4 1 109 Chester 1 10 1 7 32 88 Easton 0 1 3 4 3 32 Erie 3 5 12 10 4 181 Harrisburg 6 7 5 2 12 105 Johnstown 5 0 2 1 1 57 Lancaster 1 10 0 7 6 63 McKeesport 1 9 1 1 1 64 Monroeville 1 0 0 2 0 53 New Castle 2 1 6 1 0 61 Norristown 0 5 2 4 3 63 Philadelphia 48 334 106 167 239 2,622 Pittsburgh 21 37 22 25 12 658 Plum 0 0 0 0 0 27 Reading 3 12 4 12 3 99 Scranton 1 2 2 1 2 163 State College 3 2 0 1 0 24 Wilkes Barre 22 1 3 0 2 90 Williamsport 0 3 2 2 1 39 York 1 4 1 4 1 74 All Other Areas 572 174 392 300 150 12,919 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 186
Table C-40 Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Number and Average Annual Rate*: Pennsylvania Residents, 1994-1998 Malignant Cerebrovascular Chronic Obstructive Unintentional Heart Disease Neoplasms Disease Pulmonary Disease Injuries Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate State Total 213,045 353.9 150,150 249.4 41,701 69.3 26,706 44.4 22,021 36.6 Allentown 2,081 407.3 1,361 266.4 384 75.2 255 49.9 193 37.8 Altoona 1,180 471.7 783 313.0 192 76.8 144 57.6 113 45.2 Bethel Park 483 287.7 402 239.5 98 58.4 62 36.9 39 23.2 Bethlehem 1,306 372.5 991 282.6 239 68.2 179 51.1 118 33.7 Chester 644 317.3 560 275.9 173 85.2 89 43.9 70 34.5 Easton 508 395.3 306 238.1 67 52.1 53 41.2 38 29.6 Erie 2,068 394.5 1,382 263.6 545 104.0 276 52.6 195 37.2 Harrisburg 1,061 419.5 704 278.3 173 68.4 117 46.3 121 47.8 Johnstown 845 646.3 565 432.1 142 108.6 108 82.6 88 67.3 Lancaster 900 335.8 627 234.0 166 61.9 121 45.1 146 54.5 McKeesport 757 637.0 433 364.4 120 101.0 81 68.2 48 40.4 Monroeville 530 372.1 373 261.9 100 70.2 60 42.1 40 28.1 New Castle 875 652.8 467 348.4 108 80.6 72 53.7 64 47.7 Norristown 511 340.1 461 306.8 110 73.2 90 59.9 95 63.2 Philadelphia 27,742 375.5 21,742 294.3 5,550 75.1 3,080 41.7 4,130 55.9 Pittsburgh 7,706 441.0 5,378 307.8 1,384 79.2 934 53.5 645 36.9 Plum 259 195.4 229 172.8 64 48.3 42 31.7 27 20.4 Reading 1,335 352.5 947 250.0 249 65.7 187 49.4 170 44.9 Scranton 2,423 630.8 1,323 344.4 396 103.1 278 72.4 127 33.1 State College 201 101.1 149 75.0 47 23.6 30 15.1 22 11.1 Wilkes Barre 1,433 647.9 744 336.4 203 91.8 131 59.2 71 32.1 Williamsport 568 371.3 379 247.7 119 77.8 95 62.1 55 36.0 York 713 350.2 507 249.1 153 75.2 108 53.1 115 56.5 All Other Areas 156,916 340.7 109,337 237.4 30,919 67.1 20,114 43.7 15,291 33.2 *Rate per 100,000 population for each specified area, 1994-1998. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 1998 -- Page 187