Grant 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	4,507	4,802.4	4,971.2	4,846.6	2.6	*	44
Malignant Neoplasms	491	523.1	522.0	800.8	-34.8	*	55
Diseases of the Heart	634	675.5	656.4	612.2	7.2		51
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,190	1,268.4	1,309.2	442.6	195.8	*	4
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	135	143.8	146.5	318.0	-53.9	*	54
Suicide	390	415.5	432.8	267.3	61.9	*	12
Congenital Anomalies	293	312.7	352.6	202.2	74.4	*	19
Homicide and Legal Intervention	171	182.2	189.0	312.1	-39.4	*	28
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	68.7	78.0	91.8	-15.0		44
Cerebrovascular Disease	97	103.3	104.4	106.1	-1.6		25
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	0	0.0	0.0	94.4	**	**	55
Diabetes Mellitus	28	29.8	30.1	72.0	-58.3	*	52
Prematurity	64	68.7	78.0	131.5	-40.7	*	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21	22.4	21.6	62.8	-65.7	*	52
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	50
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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