Upshur 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	9,764	4,827.0	5,111.6	4,846.6	5.5	*	41
Malignant Neoplasms	1,567	774.7	833.7	800.8	4.1		48
Diseases of the Heart	1,493	738.1	795.2	612.2	29.9	*	34
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,413	698.8	676.2	442.6	52.8	*	39
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	688	340.1	358.3	318.0	12.7	*	33
Suicide	702	347.0	358.2	267.3	34.0	*	25
Congenital Anomalies	870	430.1	470.3	202.2	132.6	*	8
Homicide and Legal Intervention	90	44.5	48.9	312.1	-84.3	*	52
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	257	127.3	141.6	91.8	54.3	*	24
Cerebrovascular Disease	155	76.6	82.8	106.1	-21.9	*	35
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	78	38.6	41.6	94.4	-56.0	*	43
Diabetes Mellitus	168	83.1	90.3	72.0	25.3	*	30
Prematurity	516	255.1	283.8	131.5	115.8	*	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	156	77.1	83.4	62.8	32.8	*	19
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	53
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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