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McDowell 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 23,100 8,413.2 8,935.4 4,846.6 84.4 * 1
Malignant Neoplasms 3,365 1,225.7 1,304.1 800.8 62.9 * 2
Diseases of the Heart 3,684 1,341.9 1,437.6 612.2 134.8 * 1
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,581 940.0 936.7 442.6 111.6 * 17
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,289 833.7 886.2 318.0 178.7 * 1
Suicide 1,327 483.3 494.1 267.3 84.9 * 7
Congenital Anomalies 978 356.2 393.4 202.2 94.6 * 13
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,064 751.9 782.7 312.1 150.8 * 1
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 967 352.4 401.6 91.8 337.5 * 2
Cerebrovascular Disease 411 149.7 160.4 106.1 51.2 * 5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 544 198.1 214.0 94.4 126.7 * 1
Diabetes Mellitus 557 202.9 220.3 72.0 205.9 * 2
Prematurity 451 164.4 187.4 131.5 42.5 * 13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 385 140.2 142.9 62.8 127.5 * 4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 451 164.3 173.8 403.8 -57.0 * 2
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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