Marion 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	40,322	7,781.6	8,110.7	4,846.6	67.3	*	45
Malignant Neoplasms	8,141	1,571.1	1,515.7	800.8	89.3	*	37
Diseases of the Heart	7,517	1,450.6	1,412.7	612.2	130.8	*	26
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,696	520.3	539.6	442.6	21.9	*	47
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,578	304.4	328.3	318.0	3.2		43
Suicide	1,380	266.3	276.1	267.3	3.3		52
Congenital Anomalies	1,320	254.6	345.6	202.2	70.9	*	20
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,107	213.6	229.4	312.1	-26.5	*	25
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	372	71.8	99.1	91.8	8.0		35
Cerebrovascular Disease	1,124	216.9	218.7	106.1	106.1	*	5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	796	153.6	157.3	94.4	66.7	*	20
Diabetes Mellitus	1,070	206.5	198.0	72.0	175.0	*	21
Prematurity	820	158.2	221.4	131.5	68.3	*	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	573	110.6	103.1	62.8	64.1	*	43
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	507	97.8	106.5	403.8	-73.6	*	15
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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