Fayette 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	23,823	5,864.4	6,311.0	4,846.6	30.2	*	11
Malignant Neoplasms	3,918	964.5	1,000.2	800.8	24.9	*	21
Diseases of the Heart	4,124	1,015.3	1,054.3	612.2	72.2	*	5
Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,027	745.1	777.6	442.6	75.7	*	28
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,200	541.6	573.7	318.0	80.4	*	11
Suicide	1,317	324.2	342.0	267.3	27.9	*	29
Congenital Anomalies	687	169.2	217.4	202.2	7.5	*	42
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,098	270.3	296.8	312.1	-4.9		12
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	451	111.1	148.7	91.8	62.0	*	23
Cerebrovascular Disease	456	112.3	112.5	106.1	6.0		19
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	456	112.3	116.2	94.4	23.1	*	10
Diabetes Mellitus	314	77.3	76.8	72.0	6.6		40
Prematurity	387	95.3	127.5	131.5	-3.1		30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	447	110.2	112.2	62.8	78.7	*	9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	328	80.7	89.8	403.8	-77.8	*	17
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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