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Greenbrier 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 15,056 5,109.6 5,319.1 4,846.6 9.7 * 34
Malignant Neoplasms 2,963 1,005.5 1,001.1 800.8 25.0 * 19
Diseases of the Heart 2,461 835.2 826.3 612.2 35.0 * 30
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,357 799.9 853.2 442.6 92.8 * 26
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,075 365.0 383.5 318.0 20.6 * 28
Suicide 1,098 372.6 388.5 267.3 45.3 * 19
Congenital Anomalies 926 314.4 374.9 202.2 85.4 * 17
Homicide and Legal Intervention 219 74.3 78.6 312.1 -74.8 * 44
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 129 43.8 54.5 91.8 -40.6 * 46
Cerebrovascular Disease 144 48.9 46.6 106.1 -56.1 * 52
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 280 95.0 94.2 94.4 -0.2 18
Diabetes Mellitus 288 97.7 97.7 72.0 35.7 * 24
Prematurity 322 109.4 136.3 131.5 3.6 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 173 58.7 54.3 62.8 -13.6 * 40
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 191 64.8 67.4 403.8 -83.3 * 27
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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