Lewis 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	8,358	5,652.3	5,908.1	4,846.6	21.9	*	15
Malignant Neoplasms	1,366	923.8	907.5	800.8	13.3	*	39
Diseases of the Heart	1,333	901.8	902.5	612.2	47.4	*	15
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,197	809.5	863.5	442.6	95.1	*	24
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	457	309.1	326.9	318.0	2.8		38
Suicide	563	380.7	392.7	267.3	46.9	*	18
Congenital Anomalies	410	277.3	320.3	202.2	58.4	*	28
Homicide and Legal Intervention	450	304.3	337.7	312.1	8.2		7
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	193	130.9	152.7	91.8	66.4	*	22
Cerebrovascular Disease	117	79.1	73.1	106.1	-31.1	*	40
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	156	105.5	108.5	94.4	14.9		13
Diabetes Mellitus	169	114.3	114.9	72.0	59.6	*	14
Prematurity	322	218.1	254.6	131.5	93.6	*	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	116	78.4	72.4	62.8	15.3		27
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	123	83.2	86.8	403.8	-78.5	*	18
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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