Hampshire 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	19,012	10,585.5	10,689.3	4,846.6	120.6	*	18
Malignant Neoplasms	2,841	1,581.8	1,511.9	800.8	88.8	*	38
Diseases of the Heart	2,628	1,463.3	1,402.7	612.2	129.1	*	27
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,596	1,445.4	1,544.8	442.6	249.0	*	3
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	700	389.8	402.8	318.0	26.7	*	34
Suicide	817	454.9	466.7	267.3	74.6	*	24
Congenital Anomalies	313	174.3	190.9	202.2	-5.6		51
Homicide and Legal Intervention	449	250.0	267.6	312.1	-14.3	*	19
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	83.0	89.3	91.8	-2.7		38
Cerebrovascular Disease	310	172.3	170.1	106.1	60.3	*	27
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	288	160.4	159.1	94.4	68.6	*	18
Diabetes Mellitus	255	142.0	130.6	72.0	81.4	*	45
Prematurity	75	41.5	44.6	131.5	-66.1	*	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	355	197.4	178.6	62.8	184.4	*	18
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	88	49.0	49.8	403.8	-87.7	*	33
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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