Jackson 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	20,244	7,888.4	7,542.4	4,846.6	55.6	*	46
Malignant Neoplasms	5,119	1,994.7	1,758.5	800.8	119.6	*	47
Diseases of the Heart	4,373	1,704.0	1,534.9	612.2	150.7	*	44
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,207	860.0	908.7	442.6	105.3	*	31
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	776	302.4	318.8	318.0	0.3		49
Suicide	1,072	417.7	428.7	267.3	60.4	*	36
Congenital Anomalies	750	292.1	335.4	202.2	65.9	*	22
Homicide and Legal Intervention	246	95.9	102.3	312.1	-67.2	*	40
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	373	145.2	170.1	91.8	85.3	*	16
Cerebrovascular Disease	501	195.2	170.9	106.1	61.1	*	45
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	100	39.0	32.3	94.4	-65.8	*	52
Diabetes Mellitus	408	159.0	138.8	72.0	92.7	*	52
Prematurity	298	116.1	136.1	131.5	3.5		25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	534	208.1	170.5	62.8	171.5	*	44
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	72	28.1	30.4	403.8	-92.5	*	44
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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