Gilmer 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	12,027	17,757.3	18,797.1	4,846.6	287.8	*	4
Malignant Neoplasms	1,032	1,523.7	1,590.3	800.8	98.6	*	25
Diseases of the Heart	874	1,289.7	1,359.2	612.2	122.0	*	30
Motor Vehicle Injuries	585	863.7	833.0	442.6	88.2	*	33
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	362	534.5	556.8	318.0	75.1	*	19
Suicide	398	587.6	598.1	267.3	123.7	*	6
Congenital Anomalies	121	177.9	237.2	202.2	17.3		44
Homicide and Legal Intervention	97	143.2	163.2	312.1	-47.7	*	32
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	0	0.0	0.0	91.8	**	**	50
Cerebrovascular Disease	133	196.4	198.3	106.1	86.9	*	13
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	0	0.0	0.0	94.4	**	**	53
Diabetes Mellitus	143	211.1	229.6	72.0	218.9	*	12
Prematurity	0	0.0	0.0	131.5	**	**	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40	59.1	51.2	62.8	-18.5		53
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	49
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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