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Pocahontas 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 4,241 5,633.6 5,894.4 4,846.6 21.6 * 16
Malignant Neoplasms 877 1,165.5 1,147.1 800.8 43.2 * 5
Diseases of the Heart 631 838.1 805.4 612.2 31.6 * 33
Motor Vehicle Injuries 466 619.6 681.1 442.6 53.9 * 38
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 399 530.0 597.9 318.0 88.0 * 10
Suicide 377 500.7 559.7 267.3 109.4 * 2
Congenital Anomalies 258 342.7 397.7 202.2 96.7 * 11
Homicide and Legal Intervention 204 271.0 297.0 312.1 -4.8 14
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 258 342.7 397.7 91.8 333.3 * 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 91 120.9 110.4 106.1 4.1 20
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 79 104.9 98.4 94.4 4.3 16
Diabetes Mellitus 71 94.3 85.5 72.0 18.7 33
Prematurity 0 0.0 0.0 131.5 ** ** 54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 68 90.3 80.3 62.8 27.9 22
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 23 30.5 32.5 403.8 -91.9 * 42
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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