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Barbour County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 75

Selected
Causes of Death

1992-2001
YPLL		 1992-2001
County Crude Rate		 1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate***		 1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate***		 Percent
Difference
From U.S		 SI* County
Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes 231,985 160,520.7 168,451.3 4,846.6 3,375.7 * 1
Malignant Neoplasms 2,621 1,813.6 1,743.4 800.8 117.7 * 9
Diseases of the Heart 1,883 1,302.9 1,262.4 612.2 106.2 * 36
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,361 941.7 960.1 442.6 116.9 * 27
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 630 435.6 454.0 318.0 42.8 * 28
Suicide 681 471.2 489.8 267.3 83.2 * 18
Congenital Anomalies 595 411.4 538.4 202.2 166.3 * 6
Homicide and Legal Intervention 94 65.0 62.1 312.1 -80.1 * 51
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 0 0.0 0.0 91.8 ** ** 47
Cerebrovascular Disease 312 215.9 217.6 106.1 105.1 * 6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 205 141.8 137.7 94.4 45.9 * 25
Diabetes Mellitus 434 300.3 284.7 72.0 295.4 * 6
Prematurity 522 360.8 476.8 131.5 262.6 * 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 227 157.1 139.5 62.8 122.2 * 28
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0 0.0 403.8 ** ** 48
Selected
Causes of Death

1992-2001
YPLL		 1992-2001
County Crude Rate		 1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate***		 1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate***		 Percent
Difference
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 31, 2004.

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