Roane 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	7,093	5,420.3	5,612.4	4,846.6	15.8	*	27
Malignant Neoplasms	1,187	907.0	886.5	800.8	10.7	*	44
Diseases of the Heart	1,170	894.0	874.1	612.2	42.8	*	23
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,457	1,113.3	1,163.8	442.6	162.9	*	10
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	589	450.1	466.4	318.0	46.7	*	21
Suicide	359	274.3	282.3	267.3	5.6		38
Congenital Anomalies	268	204.8	247.5	202.2	22.4	*	39
Homicide and Legal Intervention	319	244.1	272.0	312.1	-12.8	*	16
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	258	197.1	240.7	91.8	162.2	*	4
Cerebrovascular Disease	100	76.4	72.6	106.1	-31.6	*	42
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	113	86.3	81.3	94.4	-13.8		22
Diabetes Mellitus	95	72.6	70.2	72.0	-2.5		46
Prematurity	129	98.6	120.4	131.5	-8.5		33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	263	201.0	199.2	62.8	217.2	*	1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	104	79.5	81.3	403.8	-79.9	*	22
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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