Pendleton 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	3,467	5,223.0	5,524.6	4,846.6	14.0	*	30
Malignant Neoplasms	601	905.4	955.5	800.8	19.3	*	31
Diseases of the Heart	301	453.4	437.2	612.2	-28.6	*	55
Motor Vehicle Injuries	737	1,110.3	1,195.0	442.6	170.0	*	7
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	417	628.2	690.4	318.0	117.1	*	5
Suicide	183	275.7	287.3	267.3	7.5		37
Congenital Anomalies	387	583.0	613.1	202.2	203.2	*	1
Homicide and Legal Intervention	16	24.1	26.8	312.1	**	**	54
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	129	194.3	204.4	91.8	122.6	*	10
Cerebrovascular Disease	27	40.7	40.2	106.1	-62.1	*	54
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	29	43.7	46.6	94.4	-50.6	*	41
Diabetes Mellitus	54	81.3	83.4	72.0	15.8		36
Prematurity	64	97.2	102.2	131.5	-22.3	*	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22	33.1	33.3	62.8	-46.9	*	49
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	92	138.6	145.6	403.8	-63.9	*	6
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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