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Preston 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 24,174 8,846.8 8,838.3 4,846.6 82.4 * 25
Malignant Neoplasms 5,349 1,957.5 1,800.3 800.8 124.8 * 42
Diseases of the Heart 4,537 1,660.4 1,514.0 612.2 147.3 * 46
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,685 982.6 1,015.9 442.6 129.5 * 23
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 961 351.7 354.6 318.0 11.5 * 43
Suicide 1,200 439.2 444.7 267.3 66.4 * 31
Congenital Anomalies 1,912 699.7 872.6 202.2 331.6 * 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 179 65.5 65.6 312.1 -79.0 * 50
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 298 109.1 142.7 91.8 55.4 * 20
Cerebrovascular Disease 467 170.9 149.8 106.1 41.2 * 49
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 233 85.3 82.2 94.4 -12.9 * 45
Diabetes Mellitus 662 242.3 221.2 72.0 207.2 * 27
Prematurity 224 81.8 107.0 131.5 -18.6 * 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 563 206.0 179.7 62.8 186.2 * 38
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 164 60.0 62.8 403.8 -84.4 * 28
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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