Doddridge 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	2,794	4,470.4	4,598.0	4,846.6	-5.1	*	49
Malignant Neoplasms	680	1,088.0	1,089.8	800.8	36.1	*	8
Diseases of the Heart	529	846.4	857.8	612.2	40.1	*	27
Motor Vehicle Injuries	237	379.2	392.3	442.6	-11.4	*	52
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	292	467.2	484.0	318.0	52.2	*	18
Suicide	57	91.2	94.6	267.3	-64.6	*	55
Congenital Anomalies	165	264.8	291.6	202.2	44.2	*	33
Homicide and Legal Intervention	34	54.4	57.3	312.1	-81.6	*	50
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	0	0.0	0.0	91.8	**	**	51
Cerebrovascular Disease	70	112.0	115.0	106.1	8.4		18
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	43	68.8	66.8	94.4	-29.2	*	33
Diabetes Mellitus	63	100.8	98.2	72.0	36.4	*	23
Prematurity	129	206.4	232.1	131.5	76.5	*	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31	49.6	49.9	62.8	-20.5		41
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	23	36.8	39.5	403.8	-90.2	*	39
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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