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Harrison 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 31,024 5,302.3 5,596.2 4,846.6 15.5 * 28
Malignant Neoplasms 5,259 898.9 906.0 800.8 13.1 * 40
Diseases of the Heart 5,080 868.2 878.3 612.2 43.5 * 21
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,059 522.9 553.5 442.6 25.0 * 45
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,029 346.8 366.8 318.0 15.4 * 30
Suicide 2,152 367.8 387.9 267.3 45.1 * 20
Congenital Anomalies 1,680 287.1 326.9 202.2 61.7 * 25
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,207 206.3 221.8 312.1 -28.9 * 22
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 838 143.3 166.2 91.8 81.0 * 19
Cerebrovascular Disease 709 121.2 124.1 106.1 17.0 * 16
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 346 59.1 61.1 94.4 -35.3 * 35
Diabetes Mellitus 743 127.0 128.4 72.0 78.4 * 9
Prematurity 1,354 231.5 268.5 131.5 104.2 * 6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 495 84.6 82.0 62.8 30.6 * 21
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 211 36.1 38.6 403.8 -90.4 * 41
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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