Lincoln 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	21,675	10,461.2	10,606.0	4,846.6	118.8	*	19
Malignant Neoplasms	4,230	2,041.6	1,958.4	800.8	144.6	*	3
Diseases of the Heart	3,529	1,703.3	1,614.3	612.2	163.7	*	8
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,801	1,351.9	1,339.3	442.6	202.6	*	8
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,713	826.5	834.0	318.0	162.3	*	5
Suicide	957	461.9	454.7	267.3	70.1	*	26
Congenital Anomalies	671	323.6	403.8	202.2	99.7	*	16
Homicide and Legal Intervention	508	245.2	243.0	312.1	-22.1	*	22
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	224	107.9	134.7	91.8	46.8	*	24
Cerebrovascular Disease	441	212.8	204.9	106.1	93.1	*	11
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	226	109.1	104.4	94.4	10.5		36
Diabetes Mellitus	496	239.4	224.7	72.0	212.0	*	14
Prematurity	596	287.7	358.8	131.5	172.8	*	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	380	183.4	166.2	62.8	164.7	*	22
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	31	15.0	15.9	403.8	-96.1	*	46
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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