Summers 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	7,380	6,441.9	6,968.8	4,846.6	43.8	*	3
Malignant Neoplasms	1,189	1,037.8	1,051.7	800.8	31.3	*	11
Diseases of the Heart	1,080	942.7	951.0	612.2	55.3	*	11
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,308	1,141.7	1,269.2	442.6	186.8	*	6
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	510	445.1	485.0	318.0	52.5	*	17
Suicide	562	490.5	524.6	267.3	96.3	*	5
Congenital Anomalies	158	137.9	176.0	202.2	-12.9	*	50
Homicide and Legal Intervention	344	300.3	325.2	312.1	4.2		5
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	129	112.6	150.0	91.8	63.4	*	26
Cerebrovascular Disease	90	78.6	81.7	106.1	-23.0	*	36
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	221	192.9	194.7	94.4	106.3	*	2
Diabetes Mellitus	127	110.8	108.9	72.0	51.2	*	19
Prematurity	258	225.2	300.0	131.5	128.1	*	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	86	75.1	70.9	62.8	13.0		29
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	35	30.5	32.2	403.8	-92.0	*	43
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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