Hampshire 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	16,658	9,274.8	9,051.8	4,846.6	86.8	*	23
Malignant Neoplasms	3,643	2,028.4	1,866.6	800.8	133.1	*	36
Diseases of the Heart	3,376	1,879.7	1,733.8	612.2	183.2	*	27
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,605	1,450.4	1,551.6	442.6	250.6	*	3
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	723	402.6	413.6	318.0	30.1	*	34
Suicide	828	461.0	472.2	267.3	76.6	*	25
Congenital Anomalies	315	175.4	192.0	202.2	-5.0		51
Homicide and Legal Intervention	449	250.0	268.1	312.1	-14.1	*	19
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	83.0	89.4	91.8	-2.7		38
Cerebrovascular Disease	385	214.1	203.2	106.1	91.6	*	33
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	344	191.5	184.1	94.4	95.0	*	14
Diabetes Mellitus	346	192.7	170.8	72.0	137.2	*	43
Prematurity	75	41.5	44.7	131.5	-66.0	*	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	448	249.2	219.8	62.8	250.0	*	30
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	88	49.0	49.8	403.8	-87.7	*	33
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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