Greenbrier 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	25,793	8,127.4	8,244.8	4,846.6	70.1	*	38
Malignant Neoplasms	5,281	1,664.0	1,544.6	800.8	92.9	*	33
Diseases of the Heart	4,524	1,425.4	1,314.4	612.2	114.7	*	34
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,709	853.6	943.5	442.6	113.2	*	28
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,632	514.1	560.5	318.0	76.3	*	17
Suicide	1,726	543.9	581.9	267.3	117.7	*	8
Congenital Anomalies	948	298.6	382.9	202.2	89.4	*	17
Homicide and Legal Intervention	329	103.7	113.9	312.1	-63.5	*	39
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	46.9	67.2	91.8	-26.8	*	46
Cerebrovascular Disease	353	111.2	97.7	106.1	-7.9		51
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	645	203.2	191.7	94.4	103.1	*	13
Diabetes Mellitus	523	164.8	158.4	72.0	120.1	*	35
Prematurity	224	70.4	100.7	131.5	-23.4	*	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	459	144.6	121.2	62.8	93.0	*	35
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	239	75.3	77.4	403.8	-80.8	*	24
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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