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Ohio 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 19,262 4,792.9 5,169.5 4,846.6 6.7 * 39
Malignant Neoplasms 3,902 970.9 1,000.4 800.8 24.9 * 20
Diseases of the Heart 2,980 741.5 759.1 612.2 24.0 * 39
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,948 484.8 517.5 442.6 16.9 * 47
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 921 229.2 251.5 318.0 -20.9 * 47
Suicide 1,363 339.1 368.6 267.3 37.9 * 24
Congenital Anomalies 897 223.3 259.5 202.2 28.3 * 37
Homicide and Legal Intervention 720 179.3 203.6 312.1 -34.8 * 25
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 580 144.4 173.2 91.8 88.7 * 17
Cerebrovascular Disease 247 61.5 60.9 106.1 -42.6 * 47
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 281 69.9 73.9 94.4 -21.7 * 29
Diabetes Mellitus 517 128.6 134.1 72.0 86.2 * 7
Prematurity 709 176.5 211.7 131.5 61.0 * 9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 325 80.9 74.0 62.8 17.9 * 25
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 527 131.1 150.2 403.8 -62.8 * 5
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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