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Wayne 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 19,196 5,277.5 5,414.4 4,846.6 11.7 * 32
Malignant Neoplasms 3,623 996.1 969.2 800.8 21.0 * 30
Diseases of the Heart 3,308 909.5 886.4 612.2 44.8 * 19
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,102 853.0 858.9 442.6 94.0 * 25
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,086 298.6 313.6 318.0 -1.4 41
Suicide 964 265.0 271.6 267.3 1.6 44
Congenital Anomalies 1,104 303.5 362.2 202.2 79.1 * 18
Homicide and Legal Intervention 657 180.6 185.0 312.1 -40.7 * 27
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 516 141.9 170.8 91.8 86.0 * 16
Cerebrovascular Disease 283 77.8 73.9 106.1 -30.3 * 39
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 292 80.3 78.8 94.4 -16.5 * 27
Diabetes Mellitus 414 113.8 114.5 72.0 59.0 * 16
Prematurity 451 124.1 149.4 131.5 13.6 * 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 392 107.8 101.0 62.8 60.9 * 12
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 89 24.5 25.2 403.8 -93.8 * 45
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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