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Wayne 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 35,250 8,827.8 8,536.6 4,846.6 76.1 * 29
Malignant Neoplasms 8,559 2,143.5 1,939.0 800.8 142.1 * 28
Diseases of the Heart 7,769 1,945.7 1,779.7 612.2 190.7 * 21
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,837 960.8 991.5 442.6 124.0 * 26
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,770 443.3 455.8 318.0 43.3 * 30
Suicide 1,497 374.9 383.4 267.3 43.4 * 41
Congenital Anomalies 1,101 275.6 325.0 202.2 60.7 * 26
Homicide and Legal Intervention 897 224.6 233.2 312.1 -25.3 * 26
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 447 111.9 136.8 91.8 49.0 * 23
Cerebrovascular Disease 802 200.9 179.2 106.1 68.9 * 42
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 613 153.5 148.0 94.4 56.8 * 27
Diabetes Mellitus 835 209.1 190.6 72.0 164.7 * 35
Prematurity 373 93.3 114.0 131.5 -13.3 * 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,276 319.6 284.5 62.8 353.1 * 16
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 103 25.8 26.6 403.8 -93.4 * 45
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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