Ohio 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	37,687	8,550.3	8,456.0	4,846.6	74.5	*	31
Malignant Neoplasms	10,314	2,340.0	2,122.4	800.8	165.0	*	8
Diseases of the Heart	8,192	1,858.6	1,672.0	612.2	173.1	*	33
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,713	388.5	414.7	442.6	-6.3	*	52
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,338	303.6	320.4	318.0	0.8		47
Suicide	1,534	348.0	371.3	267.3	38.9	*	44
Congenital Anomalies	1,126	255.5	333.4	202.2	64.9	*	24
Homicide and Legal Intervention	828	187.7	214.3	312.1	-31.3	*	28
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	671	152.1	211.4	91.8	130.2	*	10
Cerebrovascular Disease	949	215.3	187.6	106.1	76.8	*	39
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	560	127.1	126.7	94.4	34.3	*	34
Diabetes Mellitus	1,006	228.2	207.8	72.0	188.6	*	31
Prematurity	969	219.7	305.3	131.5	132.2	*	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1,407	319.2	269.1	62.8	328.5	*	19
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	600	136.1	150.3	403.8	-62.8	*	7
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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