Marion 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	42,388	8,180.2	8,059.8	4,846.6	66.3	*	40
Malignant Neoplasms	10,681	2,061.3	1,871.5	800.8	133.7	*	35
Diseases of the Heart	9,781	1,887.5	1,729.8	612.2	182.5	*	28
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,768	534.2	550.6	442.6	24.4	*	47
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,670	322.2	341.6	318.0	7.4	*	44
Suicide	1,419	273.8	282.0	267.3	5.5	*	52
Congenital Anomalies	1,346	259.7	349.7	202.2	73.0	*	20
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,118	215.8	231.2	312.1	-25.9	*	25
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	372	71.8	99.3	91.8	8.2		35
Cerebrovascular Disease	1,368	264.0	252.9	106.1	138.4	*	10
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	896	172.9	171.5	94.4	81.7	*	19
Diabetes Mellitus	1,324	255.5	233.8	72.0	224.7	*	21
Prematurity	820	158.2	221.7	131.5	68.6	*	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1,086	209.6	174.6	62.8	178.0	*	41
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	507	97.8	106.6	403.8	-73.6	*	15
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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