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Barbour County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 75

Selected
Causes of Death

1992-2001
YPLL		 1992-2001
County Crude Rate		 1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate***		 1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate***		 Percent Differnce
From U.S


SI*

County
Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes 13,339 9,229.9 9,176.1 4,846.6 89.3 * 18
Malignant Neoplasms 3,240 2,241.9 2,087.8 800.8 160.7 * 12
Diseases of the Heart 2,544 1,760.3 1,629.1 612.2 166.1 * 34
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,370 948.0 966.6 442.6 118.4 * 27
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 652 450.8 466.8 318.0 46.8 * 28
Suicide 713 493.4 508.3 267.3 90.2 * 18
Congenital Anomalies 595 411.4 539.6 202.2 166.9 * 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 94 65.0 62.3 312.1 -80.0 * 51
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 0 0.0 0.0 91.8 ** ** 47
Cerebrovascular Disease 386 267.1 258.8 106.1 144.0 * 6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 235 162.6 154.5 94.4 63.7 * 25
Diabetes Mellitus 494 341.8 318.3 72.0 342.1 * 6
Prematurity 522 360.8 477.5 131.5 263.1 * 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 403 278.9 236.9 62.8 277.3 * 27
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0 0.0 403.8 ** ** 49
Selected
Causes of Death

1992-2001
YPLL		 1992-2001
County Crude Rate		 1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate***		 1997
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 October 13, 2009.

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