Table C-34 Resident Live Births, All Deaths, Infant, and Neonatal Deaths for Selected Municipalities, Number and Rate*: Pennsylvania, 2002 Live Births All Deaths Infant Deaths Neonatal Deaths Municipality Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate State Total 142,380 11.5 129,396 10.5 1,081 7.6 792 5.6 Allentown 1,809 17.0 1,124 10.6 20 11.1 12 6.6 Altoona 623 12.8 658 13.6 3 4.8 2 3.2 Bethel Park 317 9.6 313 9.4 1 3.2 1 3.2 Bethlehem 781 10.9 880 12.3 6 7.7 3 3.8 Chester 561 15.1 411 11.1 7 12.5 5 8.9 Easton 380 14.5 285 10.9 1 2.6 1 2.6 Erie 1,643 16.1 1,187 11.6 25 15.2 21 12.8 Harrisburg 849 17.5 575 11.8 11 13.0 6 7.1 Hazleton 285 12.5 358 15.7 0-0 - Johnstown 317 13.6 472 20.3 4 12.6 4 12.6 Lancaster 1,012 18.2 503 9.0 10 9.9 7 6.9 Lebanon 389 16.2 265 11.0 3 7.7 2 5.1 McKeesport 289 12.3 395 16.7 2 6.9 1 3.5 Monroeville 231 8.0 304 10.5 2 8.7 2 8.7 New Castle 349 13.6 427 16.6 6 17.2 4 11.5 Norristown 536 17.1 376 12.0 7 13.1 6 11.2 Philadelphia 21,380 14.3 16,695 11.2 227 10.6 149 7.0 Pittsburgh 3,685 11.2 4,095 12.5 49 13.3 41 11.1 Plum 279 10.3 233 8.6 2 7.2 2 7.2 Pottstown 299 13.7 276 12.6 0-0 - Reading 1,602 19.9 718 8.9 17 10.6 13 8.1 Scranton 795 10.6 1,157 15.5 7 8.8 4 5.0 State College 174 4.6 122 3.2 1 5.7 1 5.7 West Mifflin 202 9.1 302 13.6 0-0 - Wilkes Barre 439 10.4 708 16.8 4 9.1 1 2.3 Williamsport 408 13.6 281 9.3 4 9.8 3 7.4 York 808 20.1 397 9.9 7 8.7 5 6.2 All Other Areas 101,938 10.8 95,879 10.2 655 6.4 496 4.9 * Birth and death crude rates per 1,000 population, 2002. Infant and neonatal death rates per 1,000 live births. Note: Rates based on less than 10 events are considered statistically unreliable. See Technical Notes. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 184
Figure C-37 Resident Crude Death Rates for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania, 2002 Municipality Johnstown Wilkes Barre McKeesport New Castle Hazleton Scranton Altoona West Mifflin Pottstown Pittsburgh Bethlehem Norristown Harrisburg Erie Philadelphia Chester Lebanon Easton Allentown Monroeville York Bethel Park Williamsport Lancaster Reading Plum State College 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 Death Rate Note: Rate per 1,000 population, 2002. See Table C-34 for corresponding data. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 185
Table C-35 Resident Deaths, Infant, and Neonatal Deaths for Selected Municipalities Number and Average Annual Rate*: Pennsylvania, 1998-2002 All Deaths Infant Deaths Neonatal Deaths 1998-2002 1998-2002 1998-2002 Municipality Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate State Total 644,878 10.6 5,223 7.2 3,714 5.1 Allentown 5,712 11.0 87 10.2 58 6.8 Altoona 3,225 13.1 19 6.0 13 4.1 Bethel Park 1,589 9.6 6 3.8 5 3.2 Bethlehem 4,143 11.7 29 7.2 21 5.2 Chester 2,284 12.0 38 11.9 22 6.9 Easton 1,381 10.7 17 9.4 10 5.5 Erie 6,094 11.9 100 12.1 73 8.9 Harrisburg 3,189 13.1 42 9.3 23 5.1 Hazleton 1,941 16.8 8 5.6 6 4.2 Johnstown 2,476 20.5 18 11.2 12 7.5 Lancaster 2,645 9.7 48 9.4 34 6.7 Lebanon 1,447 12.1 20 10.6 12 6.4 McKeesport 2,059 17.6 17 10.6 11 6.9 Monroeville 1,644 11.5 7 5.1 5 3.7 New Castle 2,118 16.3 21 10.9 14 7.3 Norristown 1,913 12.5 25 9.7 19 7.3 Philadelphia 86,852 11.8 1,202 11.1 804 7.4 Pittsburgh 21,629 13.0 230 11.6 173 8.7 Plum 999 7.5 5 3.5 4 2.8 Pottstown 1,396 12.9 9 5.3 4 2.4 Reading 3,714 9.5 86 10.7 54 6.7 Scranton 6,127 16.3 28 6.8 17 4.1 State College 677 3.5 5 6.1 5 6.1 West Mifflin 1,527 13.7 12 10.7 9 8.0 Wilkes Barre 3,475 16.3 14 6.4 7 3.2 Williamsport 1,536 10.2 28 13.1 21 9.9 York 2,115 10.5 39 9.6 26 6.4 All Other Areas 470,971 10.1 3,063 5.9 2,252 4.4 * Crude death rate per 1,000 population for each specified area, 1998-2002. Infant and neonatal death rates per 1,000 live births for each specified area, 1998-2002. Notes: See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Rates based on less than 10 events are considered statistically unreliable. See Technical Notes. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 186
Figure C-38 Resident Average Annual Crude Death Rates for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 1998-2002 Municipality Johnstown McKeesport Hazleton New Castle Scranton Wilkes Barre West Mifflin Altoona Harrisburg Pittsburgh Pottstown Norristown Lebanon Chester Erie Philadelphia Bethlehem Monroeville Allentown Easton York Williamsport Lancaster Bethel Park Reading Plum State College 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 Death Rate Note: Rate per 1,000 population, 1998-2002. See Table C-35 for corresponding data. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 187
Figure C-39 Resident Average Annual Infant Death Rates for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 1998-2002 Municipality Williamsport Erie Chester Pittsburgh Johnstown Philadelphia New Castle Reading West Mifflin Lebanon McKeesport Allentown Norristown York Easton Lancaster Harrisburg Bethlehem Scranton Wilkes Barre State College Altoona Hazleton Pottstown Monroeville Bethel Park Plum 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 Infant Death Rate Note: Rate per 1,000 live births, 1998-2002. See Table C-35 for corresponding data. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 188
Table C-36 Resident Deaths by Age Group for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania, 2002 A g e a t D e a t h ( I n Y e a r s ) Total Under 85 & Municipality 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 129,396 1,235 107 182 558 815 1,613 3,868 7,438 11,568 21,789 41,050 39,121 Allentown 1,124 23 0 3 4 5 19 46 65 95 153 349 362 Altoona 658 3 1 0 1 3 4 28 49 62 119 211 177 Bethel Park 313 1 0 0 1 2 2 5 11 19 63 114 95 Bethlehem 880 6 0 2 4 4 12 17 41 71 132 312 279 Chester 411 8 0 0 3 3 7 24 45 71 68 102 80 Easton 285 1 0 0 0 1 4 16 25 32 54 70 82 Erie 1,187 25 1 2 8 4 14 45 69 105 195 413 306 Harrisburg 575 11 0 1 4 6 14 28 58 74 106 139 134 Hazleton 358 1 0 0 2 1 2 15 15 23 62 124 113 Johnstown 472 6 0 0 2 4 2 12 27 36 81 165 137 Lancaster 503 12 0 2 2 5 9 21 56 53 74 139 130 Lebanon 265 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 25 21 38 81 84 McKeesport 395 3 0 1 2 2 1 13 30 37 75 104 127 Monroeville 304 2 0 0 0 0 4 7 13 16 41 109 112 New Castle 427 6 0 0 3 2 1 15 15 30 62 158 134 Norristown 376 7 1 1 0 4 8 18 48 48 61 95 82 Philadelphia 16,695 256 20 38 80 173 378 832 1,459 1,864 2,933 4,774 3,882 Pittsburgh 4,095 52 2 7 17 19 63 125 296 381 740 1,269 1,121 Plum 233 2 1 0 0 1 3 7 19 26 43 58 73 Pottstown 276 0 0 1 0 5 8 10 18 27 55 82 70 Reading 718 17 0 2 5 6 23 47 44 68 134 204 168 Scranton 1,157 7 0 1 2 4 10 39 52 98 187 398 359 State College 122 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 4 17 38 53 West Mifflin 302 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 14 16 44 135 85 Wilkes Barre 708 5 0 0 3 3 9 21 34 46 113 229 245 Williamsport 281 4 2 0 0 1 3 8 17 38 51 79 78 York 397 9 2 1 4 7 10 16 43 45 72 106 82 All Other Areas 95,879 763 77 119 411 547 996 2,437 4,848 8,162 16,016 30,993 30,471 *Includes any unknown ages. Note: See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 189
Table C-37 Resident Deaths by Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 2002 R a c e Asian/ Hispanic Municipality All Races White Black Pacific Islander Origin State Total 129,396 116,817 11,886 494 1,367 Allentown 1,124 1,071 48 1 76 Altoona 658 645 12 0 3 Bethel Park 313 312 0 0 0 Bethlehem 880 860 15 3 46 Chester 411 126 284 1 8 Easton 285 251 33 1 9 Erie 1,187 1,048 131 4 21 Harrisburg 575 295 277 2 12 Hazleton 358 356 2 0 3 Johnstown 472 438 33 1 0 Lancaster 503 452 45 4 47 Lebanon 265 259 4 0 11 McKeesport 395 343 51 1 0 Monroeville 304 282 22 0 1 New Castle 427 392 35 0 1 Norristown 376 268 106 2 11 Philadelphia 16,695 9,362 7,090 187 573 Pittsburgh 4,095 3,034 1,043 11 13 Plum 233 230 3 0 0 Pottstown 276 244 30 0 1 Reading 718 652 64 1 90 Scranton 1,157 1,136 17 3 10 State College 122 117 1 4 1 West Mifflin 302 280 22 0 0 Wilkes Barre 708 691 15 1 4 Williamsport 281 258 22 0 0 York 397 320 70 5 23 All Other Areas 95,879 93,095 2,411 262 403 Notes: Hispanic origin can be of any race. See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 190
Municipality Table C-38 Resident Infant Deaths by Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 2002 R a c e All Races White Black Hispanic Origin State Total 1,081 744 299 78 Allentown 20 15 4 8 Altoona 3 2 1 0 Bethel Park 1 0 0 0 Bethlehem 6 6 0 2 Chester 7 0 7 0 Easton 1 1 0 0 Erie 25 13 11 3 Harrisburg 11 5 6 2 Hazleton 0 0 0 0 Johnstown 4 2 2 0 Lancaster 10 8 2 7 Lebanon 3 2 0 1 McKeesport 2 0 2 0 Monroeville 2 1 1 0 New Castle 6 3 3 0 Norristown 7 4 3 2 Philadelphia 227 63 147 25 Pittsburgh 49 14 33 0 Plum 2 1 1 0 Pottstown 0 0 0 0 Reading 17 14 3 9 Scranton 7 5 2 3 State College 1 1 0 0 West Mifflin 0 0 0 0 Wilkes Barre 4 2 2 1 Williamsport 4 4 0 0 York 7 2 5 0 All Other Areas 655 576 64 15 Notes: Hispanic origin can be of any race. See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 191
Table C-39 Resident Infant Deaths by Race and Hispanic Origin for Selected Municipalities, Pennsylvania, 1998-2002 R a c e All Races Asian/ Hispanic Municipality 1998-2002 White Black Pacific Islander Origin State Total 5,223 3,498 1,564 71 339 Allentown 87 68 18 0 27 Altoona 19 16 3 0 0 Bethel Park 6 5 0 0 0 Bethlehem 29 25 4 0 14 Chester 38 2 36 0 1 Easton 17 11 6 0 0 Erie 100 54 45 1 6 Harrisburg 42 13 28 0 3 Hazleton 8 8 0 0 1 Johnstown 18 13 4 0 0 Lancaster 48 32 15 0 22 Lebanon 20 18 0 0 5 McKeesport 17 5 10 0 1 Monroeville 7 6 1 0 0 New Castle 21 17 4 0 0 Norristown 25 8 17 0 4 Philadelphia 1,202 293 839 24 114 Pittsburgh 230 71 152 5 1 Plum 5 4 1 0 0 Pottstown 9 6 3 0 0 Reading 86 67 19 0 48 Scranton 28 21 6 0 7 State College 5 3 0 1 0 West Mifflin 12 10 2 0 0 Wilkes Barre 14 10 4 0 1 Williamsport 28 20 8 0 0 York 39 23 15 1 6 All Other Areas 3,063 2,669 324 39 78 Notes: Hispanic origin can be of any race. See Technical Notes for criteria used in municipality selection. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 192
Table C-40 Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 2002 Municipality All Causes Total Diseases of Heart D i s e a s e s o f H e a r t Ischemic Excl. Acute Acute Myocardial Myocardial Infarction Infarction Other Heart Disease M a l i g n a n t N e o p l a s m s Total Malignant Bronchus and Colon and Neoplasms Lung Rectum State Total 129,396 38,291 16,608 9,949 11,734 29,460 7,987 3,197 Allentown 1,124 314 131 98 85 236 64 15 Altoona 658 201 80 53 68 152 47 20 Bethel Park 313 103 60 19 24 74 30 5 Bethlehem 880 255 113 44 98 194 66 6 Chester 411 114 39 26 49 82 34 4 Easton 285 112 71 22 19 57 18 4 Erie 1,187 301 121 76 104 282 79 25 Harrisburg 575 159 51 36 72 113 35 11 Hazleton 358 103 33 50 20 78 17 12 Johnstown 472 157 50 49 58 109 25 11 Lancaster 503 137 65 21 51 107 30 11 Lebanon 265 88 51 20 17 55 17 7 McKeesport 395 141 71 35 35 73 20 7 Monroeville 304 81 41 18 22 70 12 6 New Castle 427 138 60 35 43 78 24 8 Norristown 376 83 32 22 29 85 15 17 Philadelphia 16,695 4,628 2,041 1,190 1,397 3,788 1,077 418 Pittsburgh 4,095 1,188 553 311 324 940 281 100 Plum 233 74 29 27 18 65 20 5 Pottstown 276 68 23 23 22 59 19 6 Reading 718 187 63 66 58 165 37 19 Scranton 1,157 396 145 99 152 270 61 37 State College 122 38 13 7 18 23 6 3 West Mifflin 302 87 45 21 21 73 25 10 Wilkes Barre 708 258 127 71 60 117 19 12 Williamsport 281 85 36 29 20 51 17 4 York 397 108 41 30 37 91 25 8 All Other Areas 95,879 28,687 12,423 7,451 8,813 21,973 5,867 2,406 Note: See Tables C-17B and C-17C regarding change in cancer site definitions. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 193
Table C-40 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 2002 Municipality 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 2,288 1,631 1,583 1,179 1,073 10,522 Allentown 20 15 13 10 9 90 Altoona 7 8 5 3 5 57 Bethel Park 1 2 2 4 3 27 Bethlehem 16 11 12 10 3 70 Chester 5 6 8 3 2 20 Easton 6 1 0 2 3 23 Erie 31 13 19 11 9 95 Harrisburg 13 5 6 5 2 36 Hazleton 4 4 2 3 5 31 Johnstown 3 6 12 6 7 39 Lancaster 8 5 8 2 5 38 Lebanon 5 1 4 2 1 18 McKeesport 9 2 3 5 1 26 Monroeville 11 7 4 3 3 24 New Castle 5 1 6 2 5 27 Norristown 7 8 4 2 1 31 Philadelphia 313 214 196 132 115 1,323 Pittsburgh 75 51 45 34 20 334 Plum 6 2 4 1 4 23 Pottstown 6 2 2 0 2 22 Reading 12 15 9 6 5 62 Scranton 27 18 8 10 18 91 State College 1 0 3 0 4 6 West Mifflin 7 1 1 1 4 24 Wilkes Barre 15 6 12 5 5 43 Williamsport 4 3 1 1 1 20 York 5 7 2 2 3 39 All Other Areas 1,666 1,217 1,192 914 828 7,883 Note: See Tables C-17B and C-17C regarding change in cancer site definitions. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 194
Table C-40 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 2002 Accidents Nephritis, Cerebrovascular Chronic Lower Non- Motor Other Diabetes Nephrotic Syn. Municipality Disease Respiratory Dis. Transport Vehicle Transport Mellitus & Nephrosis State Total 8,442 5,942 2,865 1,650 72 3,663 2,921 Allentown 78 43 31 7 0 34 27 Altoona 35 34 12 8 0 20 17 Bethel Park 21 14 4 0 0 4 7 Bethlehem 48 38 19 6 1 29 22 Chester 41 19 10 2 0 10 8 Easton 20 10 2 0 0 7 8 Erie 77 48 28 13 1 46 27 Harrisburg 35 21 15 9 0 22 16 Hazleton 29 12 3 4 0 12 5 Johnstown 21 21 8 5 1 11 8 Lancaster 27 26 9 7 0 13 10 Lebanon 17 16 7 2 0 7 10 McKeesport 22 22 8 3 0 12 13 Monroeville 30 8 7 1 0 13 8 New Castle 23 17 6 4 0 21 15 Norristown 27 15 10 4 0 9 8 Philadelphia 983 658 480 128 8 425 428 Pittsburgh 233 164 109 22 2 118 108 Plum 13 9 5 2 0 5 5 Pottstown 19 15 3 3 0 8 8 Reading 45 35 23 10 1 18 14 Scranton 64 48 21 8 0 29 19 State College 8 7 3 1 0 3 1 West Mifflin 18 25 9 1 0 12 9 Wilkes Barre 36 24 18 3 0 37 22 Williamsport 19 20 2 4 0 19 2 York 20 17 21 10 0 9 9 All Other Areas 6,433 4,556 1,992 1,383 58 2,710 2,087 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 195
Table C-40 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 2002 Intentional Chronic Essential Hypertension Alzheimer's Influenza & Self-harm Liver Disease Parkinson's & Hypertensive Municipality Disease Pneumonia Septicemia (Suicide) & Cirrhosis Disease Renal Disease State Total 2,851 2,786 2,543 1,326 1,139 1,032 845 Allentown 30 17 27 12 11 9 6 Altoona 4 11 16 8 5 0 10 Bethel Park 7 9 1 2 3 3 3 Bethlehem 17 20 14 11 12 11 2 Chester 7 10 11 2 5 1 4 Easton 4 7 6 4 2 0 1 Erie 37 14 16 12 11 6 7 Harrisburg 5 5 18 9 7 2 4 Hazleton 7 8 7 5 4 3 2 Johnstown 9 15 8 6 7 2 6 Lancaster 12 8 12 4 7 1 0 Lebanon 6 3 3 4 1 5 1 McKeesport 2 1 9 3 5 1 1 Monroeville 8 10 7 1 2 3 2 New Castle 8 15 11 1 5 1 3 Norristown 11 3 15 4 6 3 4 Philadelphia 200 283 582 157 133 104 139 Pittsburgh 67 99 78 34 49 28 26 Plum 3 6 4 3 3 4 1 Pottstown 11 6 5 8 4 1 2 Reading 8 16 14 3 17 2 5 Scranton 26 22 17 13 10 17 9 State College 1 13 3 0 0 0 1 West Mifflin 3 9 4 3 3 3 1 Wilkes Barre 17 9 7 7 7 7 6 Williamsport 2 3 3 0 5 1 0 York 4 8 5 5 3 1 0 All Other Areas 2,335 2,156 1,640 1,005 812 813 599 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 196
Table C-40 (Continued) Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Pennsylvania Residents, 2002 In Situ, Benign, & Uncertain Perinatal Assault Athero- Municipality Neoplasms Condition (Homicide) sclerosis HIV Disease All Other Causes State Total 767 634 629 596 496 20,446 Allentown 9 9 7 5 17 195 Altoona 4 2 2 0 1 116 Bethel Park 0 1 0 1 2 54 Bethlehem 9 4 3 11 5 149 Chester 2 5 7 0 16 55 Easton 3 1 2 0 3 36 Erie 8 16 3 5 6 223 Harrisburg 2 5 11 4 11 102 Hazleton 5 0 1 22 1 47 Johnstown 2 3 4 12 1 56 Lancaster 4 5 6 1 5 102 Lebanon 2 2 1 0 0 35 McKeesport 2 1 3 3 1 69 Monroeville 5 2 0 0 1 45 New Castle 3 4 1 0 1 72 Norristown 1 6 3 1 3 75 Philadelphia 76 129 291 33 250 2,792 Pittsburgh 18 37 35 12 11 717 Plum 1 1 0 0 0 29 Pottstown 1 0 2 0 3 50 Reading 7 7 18 3 9 111 Scranton 5 4 1 5 0 173 State College 1 0 0 0 1 18 West Mifflin 2 0 0 1 0 39 Wilkes Barre 1 1 2 21 0 108 Williamsport 1 2 2 0 0 60 York 2 4 5 1 6 68 All Other Areas 591 383 219 455 142 14,850 Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 197
Table C-41 Selected Causes of Death for Selected Municipalities Number and Average Annual Rate*: Pennsylvania Residents, 1998-2002 Malignant Cerebrovascular Chronic Lower Diseases of Heart Neoplasms Disease Respiratory Disease Accidents Municipality Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate State Total 200,847 329.8 149,159 244.9 42,667 70.1 29,517 48.5 22,669 37.2 Allentown 1,776 341.5 1,242 238.8 366 70.4 237 45.6 208 40.0 Altoona 1,038 421.7 759 308.4 173 70.3 151 61.3 114 46.3 Bethel Park 500 301.7 387 233.5 99 59.7 78 47.1 29 17.5 Bethlehem 1,243 351.6 991 280.3 231 65.3 174 49.2 125 35.4 Chester 558 293.2 473 248.5 174 91.4 98 51.5 65 34.2 Easton 542 419.0 297 229.6 79 61.1 49 37.9 41 31.7 Erie 1,833 357.9 1,352 264.0 451 88.1 271 52.9 215 42.0 Harrisburg 935 384.6 649 267.0 196 80.6 145 59.6 115 47.3 Hazleton 713 618.4 388 336.5 122 105.8 86 74.6 44 38.2 Johnstown 797 659.9 608 503.4 134 110.9 98 81.1 93 77.0 Lancaster 825 301.4 556 203.1 147 53.7 147 53.7 134 49.0 Lebanon 438 365.2 327 272.7 102 85.1 92 76.7 63 52.5 McKeesport 759 648.5 401 342.6 91 77.7 98 83.7 69 59.0 Monroeville 541 377.7 374 261.1 117 81.7 69 48.2 38 26.5 New Castle 721 554.7 429 330.0 128 98.5 84 64.6 63 48.5 Norristown 489 320.4 405 265.4 110 72.1 96 62.9 87 57.0 Philadelphia 24,501 333.1 20,183 274.4 5,420 73.7 3,238 44.0 3,506 47.7 Pittsburgh 6,660 399.0 5,006 299.9 1,267 75.9 909 54.5 726 43.5 Plum 307 229.3 269 200.9 72 53.8 43 32.1 32 23.9 Pottstown 372 344.5 314 290.8 101 93.5 84 77.8 65 60.2 Reading 1,122 287.1 825 211.1 218 55.8 175 44.8 141 36.1 Scranton 2,269 605.0 1,295 345.3 363 96.8 318 84.8 172 45.9 State College 222 115.3 139 72.2 42 21.8 27 14.0 19 9.9 West Mifflin 488 439.1 376 338.3 94 84.6 81 72.9 46 41.4 Wilkes Barre 1,233 580.0 699 328.8 184 86.5 138 64.9 101 47.5 Williamsport 472 312.4 339 224.4 112 74.1 104 68.8 43 28.5 York 629 312.6 470 233.6 125 62.1 114 56.7 117 58.2 All Other Areas 148,864 320.4 109,606 235.9 31,949 68.8 22,313 48.0 16,198 34.9 *Rate per 100,000 population for each specified area, 1998-2002. Note: Data for 1999-2002 based on ICD-10 and 1998 based on ICD-9 cause of death codes. Pennsylvania Department of Health -- Pennsylvania Vital Statistics 2002 -- Page 198