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Ritchie 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 4,746 5,549.6 5,809.1 4,846.6 19.9 * 18
Malignant Neoplasms 849 992.8 999.5 800.8 24.8 * 23
Diseases of the Heart 742 867.6 860.4 612.2 40.5 * 26
Motor Vehicle Injuries 855 999.8 1,050.2 442.6 137.3 * 13
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 320 374.2 383.1 318.0 20.5 * 29
Suicide 285 333.3 344.3 267.3 28.8 * 28
Congenital Anomalies 143 167.2 198.0 202.2 -2.1 45
Homicide and Legal Intervention 245 286.5 298.9 312.1 -4.2 11
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 129 150.8 181.5 91.8 97.7 * 12
Cerebrovascular Disease 166 194.1 199.6 106.1 88.1 * 1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 82 95.9 99.1 94.4 4.9 15
Diabetes Mellitus 92 107.6 107.2 72.0 48.9 * 20
Prematurity 64 75.4 90.8 131.5 -31.0 * 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 101 118.1 114.7 62.8 82.6 * 7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0 0.0 403.8 ** ** 52
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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