Gilmer 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	5,659	8,355.2	8,542.8	4,846.6	76.3	*	28
Malignant Neoplasms	1,364	2,013.9	1,992.6	800.8	148.8	*	22
Diseases of the Heart	1,085	1,601.2	1,615.7	612.2	163.9	*	36
Motor Vehicle Injuries	585	863.7	834.6	442.6	88.6	*	33
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	380	561.1	579.2	318.0	82.1	*	15
Suicide	415	612.7	619.4	267.3	131.7	*	5
Congenital Anomalies	121	177.9	237.4	202.2	17.4		44
Homicide and Legal Intervention	98	144.7	164.5	312.1	-47.3	*	32
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	0	0.0	0.0	91.8	**	**	50
Cerebrovascular Disease	180	265.8	255.2	106.1	140.5	*	7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	0	0.0	0.0	94.4	**	**	55
Diabetes Mellitus	163	240.7	254.0	72.0	252.8	*	17
Prematurity	0	0.0	0.0	131.5	**	**	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65	96.0	81.4	62.8	29.6		52
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	50
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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