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Braxton 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 11,336 8,647.5 8,455.4 4,846.6 74.5 * 32
Malignant Neoplasms 3,062 2,335.8 2,111.6 800.8 163.7 * 10
Diseases of the Heart 1,749 1,334.2 1,198.9 612.2 95.8 * 53
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,481 1,129.8 1,211.5 442.6 173.7 * 12
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 476 363.1 369.1 318.0 16.1 * 40
Suicide 767 585.1 614.9 267.3 130.0 * 6
Congenital Anomalies 339 258.6 318.0 202.2 57.3 * 28
Homicide and Legal Intervention 168 128.2 129.6 312.1 -58.5 * 37
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 149 113.7 143.0 91.8 55.8 * 19
Cerebrovascular Disease 267 203.7 181.1 106.1 70.7 * 40
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 87 66.4 60.8 94.4 -35.6 * 49
Diabetes Mellitus 239 182.3 160.8 72.0 123.4 * 46
Prematurity 75 56.8 71.5 131.5 -45.6 * 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 561 427.6 376.8 62.8 499.9 * 4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 129 98.4 102.3 403.8 -74.7 * 18
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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