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Lewis 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 15,846 10,084.6 10,025.6 4,846.6 106.9 * 9
Malignant Neoplasms 3,530 2,246.5 2,023.2 800.8 152.6 * 19
Diseases of the Heart 3,199 2,035.9 1,810.3 612.2 195.7 * 18
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,419 902.8 1,005.1 442.6 127.1 * 24
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 652 414.9 424.3 318.0 33.4 * 33
Suicide 1,106 703.9 729.5 267.3 172.9 * 1
Congenital Anomalies 267 169.6 233.8 202.2 15.6 * 45
Homicide and Legal Intervention 497 316.3 345.4 312.1 10.7 * 7
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 149 94.8 139.4 91.8 51.9 * 22
Cerebrovascular Disease 291 185.2 150.0 106.1 41.4 * 48
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 265 168.7 164.2 94.4 74.0 * 22
Diabetes Mellitus 659 419.4 380.5 72.0 428.4 * 3
Prematurity 447 284.5 418.2 131.5 218.0 * 2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 543 345.6 283.4 62.8 351.3 * 17
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 163 103.7 104.5 403.8 -74.1 * 17
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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