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Kanawha 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 178,587 9,530.0 9,141.4 4,846.6 88.6 * 19
Malignant Neoplasms 44,662 2,383.3 2,138.9 800.8 167.1 * 7
Diseases of the Heart 36,412 1,943.1 1,743.6 612.2 184.8 * 26
Motor Vehicle Injuries 13,641 727.9 769.5 442.6 73.9 * 37
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 9,032 482.0 503.7 318.0 58.4 * 26
Suicide 7,896 421.4 434.3 267.3 62.5 * 34
Congenital Anomalies 4,871 259.9 311.3 202.2 54.0 * 30
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5,899 314.8 334.6 312.1 7.2 * 8
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1,788 95.4 118.2 91.8 28.7 * 29
Cerebrovascular Disease 4,950 264.1 235.1 106.1 121.6 * 17
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4,339 231.5 216.6 94.4 129.4 * 9
Diabetes Mellitus 5,453 291.0 260.8 72.0 262.2 * 15
Prematurity 1,416 75.5 93.5 131.5 -28.9 * 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 4,976 265.5 221.3 62.8 252.4 * 29
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2,648 141.3 143.5 403.8 -64.5 * 8
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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