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Greenbrier 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 28,945 9,120.6 8,784.7 4,846.6 81.3 * 26
Malignant Neoplasms 6,865 2,163.2 1,898.9 800.8 137.1 * 33
Diseases of the Heart 5,899 1,858.6 1,622.2 612.2 165.0 * 35
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,745 864.9 952.9 442.6 115.3 * 29
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,659 522.6 567.4 318.0 78.4 * 21
Suicide 1,772 558.4 593.1 267.3 121.9 * 8
Congenital Anomalies 956 301.1 385.3 202.2 90.5 * 17
Homicide and Legal Intervention 329 103.7 114.2 312.1 -63.4 * 39
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 149 46.9 67.3 91.8 -26.7 * 46
Cerebrovascular Disease 521 164.2 135.2 106.1 27.4 * 51
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 709 223.4 206.3 94.4 118.5 * 12
Diabetes Mellitus 653 205.8 187.6 72.0 160.6 * 37
Prematurity 224 70.4 100.9 131.5 -23.3 * 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 830 261.5 203.9 62.8 224.6 * 33
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 239 75.3 77.5 403.8 -80.8 * 24
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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