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Lincoln 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 22,082 10,657.6 10,523.7 4,846.6 117.1 * 5
Malignant Neoplasms 5,063 2,443.7 2,312.6 800.8 188.8 * 3
Diseases of the Heart 4,379 2,113.5 1,974.7 612.2 222.6 * 8
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,849 1,375.1 1,361.7 442.6 207.7 * 8
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,747 842.9 849.6 318.0 167.2 * 5
Suicide 986 475.9 467.6 267.3 74.9 * 26
Congenital Anomalies 673 324.6 405.4 202.2 100.5 * 16
Homicide and Legal Intervention 508 245.2 243.4 312.1 -22.0 * 22
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 224 107.9 134.9 91.8 46.9 * 24
Cerebrovascular Disease 541 261.1 247.3 106.1 133.1 * 14
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 253 122.1 115.9 94.4 22.8 * 38
Diabetes Mellitus 603 291.0 270.2 72.0 275.2 * 12
Prematurity 596 287.7 359.6 131.5 173.5 * 3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 636 307.0 274.4 62.8 337.0 * 18
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 31 15.0 15.9 403.8 -96.1 * 46
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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