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Cabell 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 82,507 9,212.2 9,237.7 4,846.6 90.6 * 17
Malignant Neoplasms 18,769 2,095.6 1,969.6 800.8 146.0 * 26
Diseases of the Heart 17,450 1,948.3 1,833.2 612.2 199.4 * 16
Motor Vehicle Injuries 5,359 598.3 608.6 442.6 37.5 * 46
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,893 434.6 463.0 318.0 45.6 * 29
Suicide 3,750 418.7 423.6 267.3 58.5 * 37
Congenital Anomalies 2,114 236.0 289.1 202.2 43.0 * 36
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,035 227.2 233.1 312.1 -25.3 * 23
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1,192 133.1 169.1 91.8 84.2 * 17
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,986 221.7 203.0 106.1 91.3 * 34
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2,134 238.3 242.1 94.4 156.4 * 6
Diabetes Mellitus 2,069 231.0 218.8 72.0 203.9 * 29
Prematurity 2,086 232.9 295.9 131.5 125.0 * 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2,629 293.5 261.1 62.8 315.8 * 21
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1,846 206.1 224.6 403.8 -44.4 * 1
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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