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Berkeley County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 65

Selected
Causes of Death


1989-98
YPLL
1989-98
County Crude Rate
1989-98
County Adjusted Rate***
1994
U.S. Adjusted Rate***
Percent Differnce
From U.S



SI*


County
Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes 30,952 5,283.9 5,177.9 4,846.6 6.8 * 38
Malignant Neoplasms 5,238 894.2 902.2 800.8 12.7 * 41
Diseases of the Heart 5,063 864.4 876.2 612.2 43.1 * 22
Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,686 799.9 774.4 442.6 75.0 * 30
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,950 332.9 323.6 318.0 1.8 39
Suicide 2,265 386.7 375.0 267.3 40.3 * 22
Congenital Anomalies 1,441 246.1 230.2 202.2 13.8 * 40
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,432 244.5 234.4 312.1 -24.9 * 21
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 580 99.1 91.9 91.8 0.1 42
Cerebrovascular Disease 270 46.1 46.6 106.1 -56.1 * 51
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 389 66.4 66.7 94.4 -29.4 * 34
Diabetes Mellitus 497 84.8 85.1 72.0 18.2 * 35
Prematurity 903 154.2 143.0 131.5 8.8 * 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 439 74.9 74.3 62.8 18.3 * 24
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 977 166.8 160.8 403.8 -60.2 * 3
Selected
Causes of Death


1989-98
YPLL
1989-98
County Crude Rate
1989-98
County Adjusted Rate***
1994
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 March 7, 2001.

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