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Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 75 |
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Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All Causes | 167,481 | 100.0 | 163,704 | 100.0 | 20,649 | 100.0 | 20,773 | 100.0 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 35,353 | 21.1 | 35,854 | 21.9 | 4,616 | 22.4 | 4,617 | 22.2 |
Diseases of the Heart | 24,810 | 14.8 | 26,220 | 16.0 | 5,292 | 25.6 | 5,516 | 26.6 |
Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents | 20,586 | 12.3 | 17,735 | 10.8 | 783 | 3.8 | 707 | 3.4 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 14,562 | 8.7 | 12,938 | 7.9 | 422 | 2.0 | 391 | 1.9 |
Intentional Self-Harm | 7,950 | 4.7 | 7,334 | 4.5 | 282 | 1.4 | 272 | 1.3 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,278 | 3.2 | 5,538 | 3.4 | 1,256 | 6.1 | 1,355 | 6.5 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 5,065 | 3.0 | 5,011 | 3.1 | 746 | 3.6 | 760 | 3.7 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 3,819 | 2.3 | 3,392 | 2.1 | 247 | 1.2 | 230 | 1.1 |
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Excluding H.I.V. | 3,693 | 2.2 | 3,628 | 2.2 | 488 | 2.4 | 442 | 2.1 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | 3,647 | 2.2 | 3,687 | 2.3 | 1,105 | 5.4 | 1,190 | 5.7 |
Assault | 3,532 | 2.1 | 3,976 | 2.4 | 103 | 0.5 | 98 | 0.5 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 3,427 | 2.0 | 3,055 | 1.9 | 46 | 0.2 | 41 | 0.2 |
Congenital Anomalies | 3,407 | 2.0 | 3,557 | 2.2 | 79 | 0.4 | 71 | 0.3 |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 1,516 | 0.9 | 1,262 | 0.8 | 395 | 1.9 | 412 | 2.0 |
Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight | 1,118 | 0.7 | 1,341 | 0.8 | 15 | 0.1 | 18 | 0.1 |
Alcohol or Drug Psychoses, Dependence or Abuse | 944 | 0.6 | 846 | 0.5 | 50 | 0.2 | 40 | 0.2 |
Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn | 894 | 0.5 | 1,267 | 0.8 | 12 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 687 | 0.4 | 793 | 0.5 | 23 | 0.1 | 23 | 0.1 |
Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Birth Asphyxia | 223 | 0.1 | 522 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 26,972 | 16.1 | 25,752 | 15.7 | 4,686 | 22.7 | 4,566 | 22.0 |
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Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 75 |
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