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Marion 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 22,976 4,863.1 5,259.5 4,846.6 8.5 * 35
Malignant Neoplasms 4,202 889.4 909.4 800.8 13.6 * 38
Diseases of the Heart 4,369 924.8 953.0 612.2 55.7 * 10
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,272 480.9 497.1 442.6 12.3 * 48
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,284 271.9 304.0 318.0 -4.4 42
Suicide 1,101 233.0 251.6 267.3 -5.9 * 48
Congenital Anomalies 1,527 323.2 414.0 202.2 104.7 * 10
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,096 232.1 241.2 312.1 -22.7 * 19
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 515 109.1 140.9 91.8 53.5 * 28
Cerebrovascular Disease 614 130.0 134.6 106.1 26.9 * 10
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 359 76.0 81.0 94.4 -14.2 * 23
Diabetes Mellitus 362 76.6 75.8 72.0 5.3 43
Prematurity 645 136.5 176.3 131.5 34.1 * 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 285 60.3 63.3 62.8 0.7 33
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 351 74.3 81.5 403.8 -79.8 * 21
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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