Jefferson 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	17,268	4,970.1	4,897.9	4,846.6	1.1		45
Malignant Neoplasms	3,211	924.3	940.1	800.8	17.4	*	32
Diseases of the Heart	3,056	879.7	892.8	612.2	45.8	*	18
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,239	644.4	602.1	442.6	36.0	*	43
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,890	544.0	523.3	318.0	64.6	*	13
Suicide	1,187	341.6	323.5	267.3	21.0	*	31
Congenital Anomalies	710	204.4	197.2	202.2	-2.5		46
Homicide and Legal Intervention	435	125.2	119.8	312.1	-61.6	*	34
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	451	130.0	126.4	91.8	37.7	*	32
Cerebrovascular Disease	285	82.0	84.6	106.1	-20.2	*	34
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	269	77.4	79.5	94.4	-15.8	*	25
Diabetes Mellitus	259	74.5	76.0	72.0	5.6		42
Prematurity	258	74.3	72.2	131.5	-45.1	*	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	134	38.6	40.1	62.8	-36.1	*	45
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	402	115.7	114.5	403.8	-71.6	*	10
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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