Webster 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	5,617	6,381.3	6,662.0	4,846.6	37.5	*	5
Malignant Neoplasms	979	1,112.1	1,168.2	800.8	45.9	*	4
Diseases of the Heart	591	671.9	708.1	612.2	15.7	*	45
Motor Vehicle Injuries	994	1,129.7	1,156.5	442.6	161.3	*	11
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	691	785.5	811.5	318.0	155.2	*	2
Suicide	242	274.9	279.8	267.3	4.7		39
Congenital Anomalies	468	532.2	581.4	202.2	187.6	*	3
Homicide and Legal Intervention	394	447.6	464.9	312.1	49.0	*	3
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	129	146.5	160.0	91.8	74.3	*	21
Cerebrovascular Disease	76	86.3	92.9	106.1	-12.4		28
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	18	20.4	19.2	94.4	**	**	52
Diabetes Mellitus	22	25.0	23.4	72.0	-67.5	*	55
Prematurity	64	73.3	80.0	131.5	-39.2	*	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	137	155.6	157.7	62.8	151.2	*	3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	32	36.4	39.8	403.8	-90.1	*	38
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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