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Kanawha 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 155,204 8,282.2 8,244.1 4,846.6 70.1 * 39
Malignant Neoplasms 35,234 1,880.2 1,761.3 800.8 119.9 * 6
Diseases of the Heart 28,647 1,528.7 1,432.7 612.2 134.0 * 21
Motor Vehicle Injuries 13,511 721.0 763.1 442.6 72.4 * 36
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 8,852 472.3 495.7 318.0 55.9 * 26
Suicide 7,705 411.2 426.0 267.3 59.4 * 34
Congenital Anomalies 4,848 258.7 309.9 202.2 53.2 * 30
Homicide and Legal Intervention 5,868 313.1 332.8 312.1 6.6 * 8
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1,788 95.4 118.0 91.8 28.5 * 29
Cerebrovascular Disease 3,833 204.5 190.4 106.1 79.4 * 17
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3,902 208.2 198.9 94.4 110.7 * 11
Diabetes Mellitus 4,163 222.2 209.2 72.0 190.5 * 17
Prematurity 1,416 75.5 93.4 131.5 -29.0 * 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 2,844 151.8 136.4 62.8 117.1 * 30
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2,641 140.9 143.0 403.8 -64.6 * 8
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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