Wirt 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	2,813	5,864.1	5,872.0	4,846.6	21.2	*	17
Malignant Neoplasms	497	1,036.1	1,014.0	800.8	26.6	*	15
Diseases of the Heart	580	1,209.1	1,190.0	612.2	94.4	*	3
Motor Vehicle Injuries	338	704.6	701.6	442.6	58.5	*	36
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	318	662.9	670.8	318.0	110.9	*	6
Suicide	229	477.4	485.8	267.3	81.7	*	9
Congenital Anomalies	275	573.3	588.3	202.2	191.0	*	2
Homicide and Legal Intervention	0	0.0	0.0	312.1	**	**	55
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	0	0.0	0.0	91.8	**	**	55
Cerebrovascular Disease	26	54.2	51.4	106.1	-51.5	*	50
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	17	35.4	33.3	94.4	**	**	48
Diabetes Mellitus	37	77.1	72.7	72.0	0.9		45
Prematurity	64	134.5	138.7	131.5	5.5		27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0	0.0	0.0	62.8	**	**	55
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	55
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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