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Mercer 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 60,582 10,347.8 10,261.9 4,846.6 111.7 * 7
Malignant Neoplasms 12,471 2,130.1 1,916.7 800.8 139.3 * 31
Diseases of the Heart 12,584 2,149.3 1,957.1 612.2 219.7 * 10
Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,904 837.6 871.5 442.6 96.9 * 32
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,493 596.5 646.1 318.0 103.2 * 12
Suicide 3,765 643.1 668.0 267.3 149.9 * 3
Congenital Anomalies 1,443 246.4 324.8 202.2 60.6 * 27
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,407 411.1 438.2 312.1 40.4 * 5
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 745 127.3 180.6 91.8 96.8 * 13
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,624 277.4 253.1 106.1 138.5 * 9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1,396 238.4 232.6 94.4 146.4 * 7
Diabetes Mellitus 1,465 250.2 231.2 72.0 221.1 * 24
Prematurity 671 114.5 162.6 131.5 23.6 * 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2,106 359.6 320.9 62.8 411.0 * 9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 692 118.2 127.0 403.8 -68.6 * 12
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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