Hampshire 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	9,602	6,119.0	6,196.2	4,846.6	27.8	*	12
Malignant Neoplasms	1,519	968.0	988.8	800.8	23.5	*	26
Diseases of the Heart	1,405	895.4	895.9	612.2	46.3	*	17
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,010	1,280.9	1,292.6	442.6	192.0	*	5
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	647	412.3	420.9	318.0	32.3	*	24
Suicide	573	365.2	378.4	267.3	41.6	*	21
Congenital Anomalies	414	264.1	264.4	202.2	30.8	*	35
Homicide and Legal Intervention	391	249.2	252.9	312.1	-19.0	*	18
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	193	123.3	122.6	91.8	33.6	*	33
Cerebrovascular Disease	223	142.4	140.4	106.1	32.3	*	9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	172	109.6	112.8	94.4	19.5	*	12
Diabetes Mellitus	140	89.2	90.5	72.0	25.6	*	29
Prematurity	64	41.1	40.9	131.5	-68.9	*	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	119	75.8	72.8	62.8	15.9		26
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	58	37.0	39.2	403.8	-90.3	*	40
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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