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Harrison 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 50,550 7,988.2 8,221.0 4,846.6 69.6 * 40
Malignant Neoplasms 11,080 1,750.9 1,685.5 800.8 110.5 * 16
Diseases of the Heart 9,348 1,477.2 1,423.6 612.2 132.5 * 23
Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,017 634.7 682.3 442.6 54.1 * 42
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,664 421.0 443.7 318.0 39.5 * 31
Suicide 2,849 450.2 472.8 267.3 76.9 * 22
Congenital Anomalies 1,324 209.1 256.1 202.2 26.7 * 40
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,520 240.2 266.6 312.1 -14.6 * 18
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 894 141.3 181.4 91.8 97.6 * 12
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,234 195.0 189.9 106.1 78.9 * 18
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 747 118.0 117.2 94.4 24.1 * 30
Diabetes Mellitus 1,615 255.2 248.5 72.0 245.2 * 8
Prematurity 1,416 223.7 287.4 131.5 118.5 * 8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,122 177.3 163.5 62.8 160.3 * 23
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 249 39.3 42.0 403.8 -89.6 * 40
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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