Hardy 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	11,955	10,492.8	10,542.0	4,846.6	117.5	*	20
Malignant Neoplasms	1,518	1,332.4	1,227.0	800.8	53.2	*	53
Diseases of the Heart	1,864	1,636.1	1,536.6	612.2	151.0	*	12
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,271	1,115.6	1,206.1	442.6	172.5	*	11
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	344	301.9	317.3	318.0	-0.2		46
Suicide	427	374.8	373.6	267.3	39.8	*	42
Congenital Anomalies	202	176.9	203.3	202.2	0.5		48
Homicide and Legal Intervention	318	279.1	296.2	312.1	-5.1		14
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	75	65.4	74.7	91.8	-18.6	*	43
Cerebrovascular Disease	257	225.6	211.1	106.1	98.9	*	9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	85	74.6	59.6	94.4	-36.9	*	47
Diabetes Mellitus	243	213.3	203.8	72.0	183.1	*	19
Prematurity	149	130.8	149.3	131.5	13.6		23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	146	128.1	110.1	62.8	75.4	*	39
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	143	125.5	127.9	403.8	-68.3	*	11
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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