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Tucker 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 3,277 5,055.5 5,402.8 4,846.6 11.5 * 33
Malignant Neoplasms 449 692.6 677.1 800.8 -15.4 * 52
Diseases of the Heart 530 817.5 780.6 612.2 27.5 * 38
Motor Vehicle Injuries 486 749.7 796.9 442.6 80.1 * 27
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 227 350.1 362.5 318.0 14.0 31
Suicide 61 94.1 103.7 267.3 -61.2 * 54
Congenital Anomalies 258 398.0 500.6 202.2 147.6 * 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 40 61.7 71.2 312.1 -77.2 * 46
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 0 0.0 0.0 91.8 ** ** 53
Cerebrovascular Disease 62 95.6 91.8 106.1 -13.5 29
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 102 157.3 162.5 94.4 72.1 * 5
Diabetes Mellitus 56 86.4 93.0 72.0 29.2 27
Prematurity 387 596.9 751.0 131.5 471.1 * 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 5 7.7 7.0 62.8 ** ** 54
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 64 98.7 113.8 403.8 -71.8 * 12
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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