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Harrison 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 58,558 9,253.7 9,120.5 4,846.6 88.2 * 21
Malignant Neoplasms 14,233 2,249.2 2,062.2 800.8 157.5 * 15
Diseases of the Heart 12,290 1,942.2 1,775.0 612.2 189.9 * 22
Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,106 648.8 693.9 442.6 56.8 * 42
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,748 434.3 454.5 318.0 42.9 * 31
Suicide 2,861 452.1 475.0 267.3 77.7 * 23
Congenital Anomalies 1,329 209.9 257.0 202.2 27.1 * 41
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,534 242.4 268.6 312.1 -13.9 * 18
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 894 141.3 181.7 91.8 97.9 * 12
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,742 275.3 250.4 106.1 136.0 * 11
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 875 138.3 132.5 94.4 40.4 * 32
Diabetes Mellitus 2,052 324.3 300.9 72.0 317.8 * 8
Prematurity 1,416 223.7 287.7 131.5 118.8 * 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,756 277.5 238.9 62.8 280.4 * 26
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 249 39.3 42.0 403.8 -89.6 * 40
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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