Braxton 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	6,797	6,107.5	6,346.4	4,846.6	30.9	*	10
Malignant Neoplasms	1,287	1,156.4	1,169.1	800.8	46.0	*	3
Diseases of the Heart	913	820.8	831.5	612.2	35.8	*	29
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,111	998.3	1,049.8	442.6	137.2	*	14
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	487	437.6	477.0	318.0	50.0	*	20
Suicide	712	639.8	687.6	267.3	157.3	*	1
Congenital Anomalies	418	375.6	393.3	202.2	94.5	*	14
Homicide and Legal Intervention	111	99.7	105.7	312.1	-66.1	*	39
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	258	231.8	241.4	91.8	163.0	*	5
Cerebrovascular Disease	96	86.3	85.6	106.1	-19.3	*	33
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	36	32.3	34.4	94.4	-63.6	*	47
Diabetes Mellitus	72	64.7	66.4	72.0	-7.8		48
Prematurity	129	115.9	120.7	131.5	-8.2		32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	102	91.7	83.3	62.8	32.6	*	20
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	129	115.9	126.1	403.8	-68.8	*	9
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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