Hancock 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	11,829	4,130.8	4,340.1	4,846.6	-10.5	*	51
Malignant Neoplasms	2,879	1,005.3	987.5	800.8	23.3	*	27
Diseases of the Heart	2,153	751.8	712.5	612.2	16.4	*	44
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,210	422.5	455.0	442.6	2.8		49
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	561	196.1	214.5	318.0	-32.5	*	51
Suicide	848	296.1	311.3	267.3	16.4	*	33
Congenital Anomalies	258	90.3	117.7	202.2	-41.8	*	54
Homicide and Legal Intervention	243	84.9	95.5	312.1	-69.4	*	42
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	22.5	30.3	91.8	-67.0	*	49
Cerebrovascular Disease	246	85.9	80.0	106.1	-24.6	*	38
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	223	77.9	75.1	94.4	-20.4	*	28
Diabetes Mellitus	175	61.1	52.3	72.0	-27.3	*	50
Prematurity	387	135.1	181.9	131.5	38.4	*	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	124	43.3	36.0	62.8	-42.7	*	47
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	206	72.1	85.4	403.8	-78.9	*	19
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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