Raleigh 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	40,484	6,109.7	6,418.5	4,846.6	32.4	*	9
Malignant Neoplasms	6,528	985.2	996.0	800.8	24.4	*	24
Diseases of the Heart	6,223	939.2	949.3	612.2	55.1	*	12
Motor Vehicle Injuries	4,580	691.2	706.0	442.6	59.5	*	34
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,993	451.8	480.5	318.0	51.1	*	19
Suicide	3,126	471.8	488.6	267.3	82.8	*	8
Congenital Anomalies	1,858	280.5	331.2	202.2	63.8	*	23
Homicide and Legal Intervention	2,029	306.3	323.8	312.1	3.7		8
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	774	116.8	142.7	91.8	55.5	*	27
Cerebrovascular Disease	865	130.5	129.5	106.1	22.0	*	13
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	752	113.5	114.8	94.4	21.6	*	11
Diabetes Mellitus	820	123.8	127.5	72.0	77.1	*	11
Prematurity	903	136.3	166.5	131.5	26.6	*	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	758	114.4	110.6	62.8	76.1	*	10
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	741	111.8	114.2	403.8	-71.7	*	11
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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