Fayette 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	46,560	10,572.7	10,315.5	4,846.6	112.8	*	6
Malignant Neoplasms	9,668	2,195.4	1,995.6	800.8	149.2	*	21
Diseases of the Heart	10,193	2,314.5	2,124.7	612.2	247.1	*	4
Motor Vehicle Injuries	4,374	993.2	1,038.3	442.6	134.6	*	20
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,301	749.6	792.4	318.0	149.2	*	7
Suicide	2,042	463.7	472.7	267.3	76.9	*	24
Congenital Anomalies	907	206.0	258.6	202.2	27.9	*	39
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,317	298.9	319.5	312.1	2.4		12
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	298	67.7	92.2	91.8	0.4		37
Cerebrovascular Disease	1,037	235.5	220.1	106.1	107.5	*	23
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	1,135	257.7	249.2	94.4	164.0	*	4
Diabetes Mellitus	1,070	243.0	219.4	72.0	204.7	*	28
Prematurity	224	50.8	69.1	131.5	-47.4	*	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1,912	434.1	376.3	62.8	499.2	*	5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	482	109.5	116.6	403.8	-71.1	*	13
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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