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Berkeley 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 57,651 8,517.5 8,430.1 4,846.6 73.9 * 35
Malignant Neoplasms 12,714 1,878.4 1,836.5 800.8 129.3 * 40
Diseases of the Heart 11,671 1,724.2 1,687.3 612.2 175.6 * 31
Motor Vehicle Injuries 5,071 749.2 744.8 442.6 68.3 * 38
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,915 578.3 572.2 318.0 80.0 * 18
Suicide 3,362 496.7 493.2 267.3 84.5 * 19
Congenital Anomalies 1,784 263.5 277.8 202.2 37.4 * 38
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,742 257.3 258.0 312.1 -17.3 * 20
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 745 110.1 117.5 91.8 28.0 * 28
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,082 159.9 155.9 106.1 46.9 * 47
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 904 133.6 131.6 94.4 39.4 * 33
Diabetes Mellitus 1,259 186.0 181.6 72.0 152.2 * 40
Prematurity 1,118 165.1 176.2 131.5 34.0 * 16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,378 203.6 198.3 62.8 215.8 * 34
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1,191 176.0 167.0 403.8 -58.6 * 4
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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