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Marshall 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 13,102 4,285.5 4,404.9 4,846.6 -9.1 * 50
Malignant Neoplasms 2,874 940.0 930.9 800.8 16.2 * 33
Diseases of the Heart 2,296 751.0 724.6 612.2 18.4 * 43
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,179 385.6 410.2 442.6 -7.3 * 51
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 939 307.1 323.2 318.0 1.6 40
Suicide 801 262.0 272.6 267.3 2.0 42
Congenital Anomalies 590 193.1 222.7 202.2 10.1 * 41
Homicide and Legal Intervention 611 199.8 214.9 312.1 -31.1 * 23
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 129 42.2 48.9 91.8 -46.8 * 48
Cerebrovascular Disease 306 100.1 100.7 106.1 -5.1 27
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 76 24.9 23.9 94.4 -74.7 * 49
Diabetes Mellitus 486 159.0 160.0 72.0 122.2 * 5
Prematurity 193 63.3 73.3 131.5 -44.3 * 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 284 92.9 87.9 62.8 40.0 * 15
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 156 51.0 54.9 403.8 -86.4 * 33
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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