Barbour County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 65

Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 YPLL	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate***	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate***	Percent Differnce From U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	7,293	5,343.6	5,620.8	4,846.6	16.0	*	26
Malignant Neoplasms	1,401	1,026.5	1,064.6	800.8	32.9	*	9
Diseases of the Heart	1,146	840.0	880.0	612.2	43.7	*	20
Motor Vehicle Injuries	953	698.3	703.7	442.6	59.0	*	35
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	621	455.4	465.3	318.0	46.3	*	22
Suicide	544	398.6	422.7	267.3	58.1	*	13
Congenital Anomalies	387	283.6	323.0	202.2	59.7	*	27
Homicide and Legal Intervention	71	52.0	56.7	312.1	-81.8	*	49
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	47.3	53.8	91.8	-41.4	*	47
Cerebrovascular Disease	206	150.9	159.9	106.1	50.7	*	6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	114	83.5	86.8	94.4	-8.1		20
Diabetes Mellitus	180	131.9	138.7	72.0	92.6	*	6
Prematurity	451	330.8	376.8	131.5	186.6	*	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69	50.6	49.0	62.8	-22.0	*	42
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	29	21.2	23.4	403.8	-94.2	*	46
Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 YPLL	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate***	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate***	Percent Differnce From U.S	SI*	County Rank

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
*** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables



Last updated March 7, 2001.

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