Lewis 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	39,855	25,364.0	26,112.7	4,846.6	438.8	*	3
Malignant Neoplasms	2,847	1,811.9	1,690.8	800.8	111.1	*	14
Diseases of the Heart	2,499	1,590.4	1,470.6	612.2	140.2	*	19
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,406	894.5	997.1	442.6	125.3	*	23
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	644	409.9	419.9	318.0	32.0	*	32
Suicide	1,082	688.6	716.7	267.3	168.1	*	1
Congenital Anomalies	267	169.6	233.5	202.2	15.5	*	45
Homicide and Legal Intervention	497	316.3	344.9	312.1	10.5	*	7
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	94.8	139.3	91.8	51.7	*	22
Cerebrovascular Disease	196	124.7	104.1	106.1	-1.9		49
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	248	157.8	155.8	94.4	65.0	*	22
Diabetes Mellitus	521	331.6	313.3	72.0	335.1	*	4
Prematurity	447	284.5	417.4	131.5	217.4	*	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	294	187.1	163.2	62.8	159.8	*	24
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	163	103.7	104.4	403.8	-74.1	*	17
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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