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Nicholas 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 11,842 5,011.6 5,148.5 4,846.6 6.2 * 40
Malignant Neoplasms 2,393 1,012.9 1,032.1 800.8 28.9 * 14
Diseases of the Heart 1,895 801.9 813.5 612.2 32.9 * 31
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,078 879.4 899.2 442.6 103.2 * 21
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,146 485.2 498.4 318.0 56.7 * 16
Suicide 629 266.2 276.0 267.3 3.2 40
Congenital Anomalies 376 159.1 169.5 202.2 -16.2 * 51
Homicide and Legal Intervention 349 147.7 151.2 312.1 -51.5 * 32
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 387 163.8 176.5 91.8 92.3 * 15
Cerebrovascular Disease 147 62.2 62.5 106.1 -41.1 * 46
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 129 54.6 56.1 94.4 -40.5 * 37
Diabetes Mellitus 190 80.4 80.6 72.0 11.9 38
Prematurity 129 54.6 58.8 131.5 -55.3 * 49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 157 66.4 65.3 62.8 4.0 32
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 135 57.1 60.6 403.8 -85.0 * 31
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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