Morgan 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	5,858	5,423.6	5,740.7	4,846.6	18.4	*	22
Malignant Neoplasms	1,006	931.4	916.4	800.8	14.4	*	35
Diseases of the Heart	914	846.7	840.4	612.2	37.3	*	28
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,141	1,056.4	1,165.6	442.6	163.4	*	9
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	183	169.4	181.5	318.0	-42.9	*	53
Suicide	465	430.5	466.5	267.3	74.5	*	10
Congenital Anomalies	259	239.8	292.1	202.2	44.5	*	32
Homicide and Legal Intervention	274	253.7	278.0	312.1	-10.9	*	15
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	59.7	72.9	91.8	-20.6	*	45
Cerebrovascular Disease	194	179.6	171.4	106.1	61.5	*	3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	101	93.5	89.2	94.4	-5.5		19
Diabetes Mellitus	108	100.0	96.4	72.0	33.9	*	25
Prematurity	129	119.4	145.7	131.5	10.8		25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65	60.2	61.1	62.8	-2.7		35
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	59	54.6	60.8	403.8	-85.0	*	30
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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