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McDowell 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 39,313 14,224.8 14,314.9 4,846.6 195.4 * 1
Malignant Neoplasms 7,698 2,785.2 2,593.5 800.8 223.9 * 2
Diseases of the Heart 7,717 2,792.3 2,577.6 612.2 321.0 * 1
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,287 1,189.3 1,253.7 442.6 183.3 * 10
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,101 1,121.9 1,204.3 318.0 278.7 * 1
Suicide 1,701 615.5 641.7 267.3 140.1 * 4
Congenital Anomalies 1,022 369.8 474.8 202.2 134.8 * 8
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,138 773.4 832.0 312.1 166.6 * 1
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 969 350.4 478.0 91.8 420.7 * 2
Cerebrovascular Disease 954 345.2 320.2 106.1 201.8 * 1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 902 326.4 322.0 94.4 241.1 * 2
Diabetes Mellitus 1,471 532.3 501.2 72.0 596.1 * 1
Prematurity 522 188.7 257.4 131.5 95.7 * 10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,376 497.9 445.8 62.8 609.8 * 3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 442 159.9 170.9 403.8 -57.7 * 3
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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