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Putnam 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 15,888 3,680.6 3,606.7 4,846.6 -25.6 * 55
Malignant Neoplasms 3,485 807.3 777.5 800.8 -2.9 51
Diseases of the Heart 2,259 523.3 505.7 612.2 -17.4 * 54
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,106 719.5 712.4 442.6 61.0 * 33
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 935 216.6 215.2 318.0 -32.3 * 50
Suicide 754 174.7 170.7 267.3 -36.1 * 53
Congenital Anomalies 784 181.7 185.5 202.2 -8.3 * 48
Homicide and Legal Intervention 326 75.5 73.0 312.1 -76.6 * 45
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 64 14.9 15.3 91.8 -83.3 * 50
Cerebrovascular Disease 519 120.2 115.9 106.1 9.3 17
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 247 57.2 54.5 94.4 -42.3 * 39
Diabetes Mellitus 384 89.0 86.9 72.0 20.7 * 32
Prematurity 387 89.6 91.9 131.5 -30.1 * 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 148 34.3 33.9 62.8 -46.0 * 48
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 307 71.1 67.3 403.8 -83.3 * 28
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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