Asthma Mortality
by Health Service Area, 1996-98

HSAs with Coverage in Maine by Descending Age-adjusted Mortality

	1996-98		Rate/100,000
Name	Deaths	Population	Crude	Age Adjusted
CUMBERLAND (PORTLAND), ME-KNOX, ME -HSA# 9	27	1,071,114	2.5	2.4
YORK, ME-STRAFFORD (ROCHESTER), NH -HSA# 98	18	846,051	2.1	2.2	UNSTABLE
AROOSTOOK, ME -HSA# 136	6	232,820	2.6	2.2	UNSTABLE
KENNEBEC, ME-SOMERSET, ME -HSA# 38	13	612,252	2.1	2.0	UNSTABLE
PENOBSCOT (BANGOR), ME-HANCOCK, ME -HSA# 17	15	746,334	2.0	1.8	UNSTABLE
ANDROSCOGGIN (LEWISTON), ME-OXFORD, ME -HSA# 95	7	551,767	1.3	1.1	UNSTABLE