Boone 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	13,278	5,826.2	5,911.0	4,846.6	22.0	*	14
Malignant Neoplasms	2,297	1,007.9	1,010.1	800.8	26.1	*	16
Diseases of the Heart	2,076	910.9	904.9	612.2	47.8	*	14
Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,157	1,385.4	1,386.5	442.6	213.3	*	2
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	967	424.3	428.6	318.0	34.8	*	23
Suicide	515	226.0	230.5	267.3	-13.8	*	52
Congenital Anomalies	187	82.3	93.0	202.2	-54.0	*	55
Homicide and Legal Intervention	397	174.2	171.5	312.1	-45.1	*	30
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	193	84.9	103.2	91.8	12.4		38
Cerebrovascular Disease	327	143.5	142.9	106.1	34.7	*	8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	216	94.8	95.5	94.4	1.2		17
Diabetes Mellitus	216	94.8	95.4	72.0	32.5	*	26
Prematurity	64	28.3	34.4	131.5	-73.8	*	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	321	140.8	137.9	62.8	119.6	*	5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	120	52.7	53.7	403.8	-86.7	*	35
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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