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Mason 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 12,253 5,601.6 5,762.2 4,846.6 18.9 * 20
Malignant Neoplasms 2,512 1,148.3 1,111.5 800.8 38.8 * 7
Diseases of the Heart 1,868 853.9 810.5 612.2 32.4 * 32
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,455 1,122.5 1,185.9 442.6 167.9 * 8
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 729 333.3 359.4 318.0 13.0 * 32
Suicide 567 259.2 266.3 267.3 -0.4 46
Congenital Anomalies 356 162.7 188.7 202.2 -6.7 47
Homicide and Legal Intervention 499 228.1 238.2 312.1 -23.7 * 20
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 387 176.9 212.5 91.8 131.5 * 8
Cerebrovascular Disease 242 110.6 108.2 106.1 2.0 22
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 136 62.2 60.1 94.4 -36.3 * 36
Diabetes Mellitus 151 69.0 67.5 72.0 -6.2 47
Prematurity 0 0.0 0.0 131.5 ** ** 53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 141 64.5 59.1 62.8 -5.9 37
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 159 72.7 76.4 403.8 -81.1 * 23
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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