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Boone 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 29,293 12,109.8 11,913.2 4,846.6 145.8 * 11
Malignant Neoplasms 4,452 1,840.5 1,744.2 800.8 117.8 * 8
Diseases of the Heart 3,682 1,522.2 1,419.3 612.2 131.8 * 24
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,407 1,408.5 1,428.9 442.6 222.8 * 6
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,358 561.4 565.0 318.0 77.7 * 15
Suicide 831 343.5 343.8 267.3 28.6 * 47
Congenital Anomalies 139 57.3 61.5 202.2 -69.6 * 55
Homicide and Legal Intervention 645 266.7 272.8 312.1 -12.6 * 17
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 149 61.6 71.2 91.8 -22.4 * 45
Cerebrovascular Disease 472 195.1 187.9 106.1 77.1 * 21
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 494 204.2 192.8 94.4 104.3 * 12
Diabetes Mellitus 552 228.2 208.9 72.0 190.1 * 18
Prematurity 0 0.0 0.0 131.5 ** ** 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 612 253.0 235.9 62.8 275.6 * 8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 166 68.6 70.3 403.8 -82.6 * 26
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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