According to figures compiled by the Centers for Disease Control, 236 people died in Thomas County in the years 1999-2001. The county death rate was 10 per thousand people, compared with 9 per thousand people statewide.
During the same period, 47 people died from cancer. The county death rate from cancer was 1.9 per thousand people, compared with 2 per thousand statewide.
A reported 11 people died in motor vehicle accidents.
The average age of people living in Thomas County at the time of the 2000 census was 36.8, compared with 36.2 statewide and 36.2 nationwide.
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