Brooke 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	15,893	6,669.6	6,674.0	4,846.6	37.7	*	54
Malignant Neoplasms	3,940	1,653.2	1,562.1	800.8	95.1	*	31
Diseases of the Heart	3,217	1,350.0	1,241.1	612.2	102.7	*	41
Motor Vehicle Injuries	854	358.4	371.7	442.6	-16.0	*	54
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	595	249.7	264.0	318.0	-17.0	*	53
Suicide	1,020	428.0	443.6	267.3	65.9	*	28
Congenital Anomalies	149	62.5	95.1	202.2	-53.0	*	54
Homicide and Legal Intervention	94	39.4	41.2	312.1	-86.8	*	53
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	62.5	95.1	91.8	3.6		36
Cerebrovascular Disease	521	218.6	209.0	106.1	97.0	*	10
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	204	85.6	82.7	94.4	-12.4	*	44
Diabetes Mellitus	320	134.3	120.7	72.0	67.7	*	46
Prematurity	298	125.1	190.2	131.5	44.6	*	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	456	191.4	160.4	62.8	155.4	*	25
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	162	68.0	75.4	403.8	-81.3	*	25
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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