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Braxton 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 13,374 10,202.2 10,329.7 4,846.6 113.1 * 21
Malignant Neoplasms 2,417 1,843.8 1,726.2 800.8 115.6 * 11
Diseases of the Heart 1,243 948.2 897.5 612.2 46.6 * 53
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,458 1,112.2 1,195.7 442.6 170.1 * 12
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 450 343.3 353.2 318.0 11.1 * 41
Suicide 761 580.5 610.6 267.3 128.4 * 5
Congenital Anomalies 339 258.6 317.8 202.2 57.2 * 28
Homicide and Legal Intervention 161 122.8 125.3 312.1 -59.8 * 38
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 149 113.7 142.8 91.8 55.6 * 19
Cerebrovascular Disease 173 132.0 125.1 106.1 17.9 44
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 69 52.6 50.0 94.4 -47.0 * 50
Diabetes Mellitus 168 128.2 118.5 72.0 64.5 * 47
Prematurity 75 56.8 71.4 131.5 -45.7 * 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 354 269.7 253.6 62.8 303.8 * 6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 129 98.4 102.2 403.8 -74.7 * 18
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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