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Cabell 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 72,035 8,042.9 8,401.3 4,846.6 73.3 * 34
Malignant Neoplasms 14,377 1,605.2 1,592.0 800.8 98.8 * 24
Diseases of the Heart 13,567 1,514.8 1,499.2 612.2 144.9 * 16
Motor Vehicle Injuries 5,310 592.9 603.4 442.6 36.3 * 46
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,771 421.0 451.8 318.0 42.1 * 29
Suicide 3,664 409.1 415.6 267.3 55.5 * 36
Congenital Anomalies 2,111 235.6 288.4 202.2 42.6 * 36
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,027 226.3 232.1 312.1 -25.6 * 23
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1,192 133.1 168.9 91.8 83.9 * 17
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,395 155.8 152.2 106.1 43.5 * 32
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1,886 210.6 220.5 94.4 133.6 * 6
Diabetes Mellitus 1,592 177.8 177.8 72.0 146.9 * 24
Prematurity 2,086 232.9 295.5 131.5 124.7 * 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,670 186.5 178.9 62.8 184.9 * 17
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1,846 206.1 224.3 403.8 -44.5 * 1
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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