Mason 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	22,760	9,441.2	9,394.0	4,846.6	93.8	*	26
Malignant Neoplasms	4,058	1,683.3	1,516.4	800.8	89.4	*	36
Diseases of the Heart	4,092	1,697.4	1,535.4	612.2	150.8	*	13
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,613	1,083.7	1,147.4	442.6	159.2	*	16
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,318	546.7	581.2	318.0	82.8	*	14
Suicide	1,014	420.6	432.7	267.3	61.9	*	30
Congenital Anomalies	424	175.9	217.7	202.2	7.7		47
Homicide and Legal Intervention	689	285.8	298.5	312.1	-4.4		13
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	373	154.5	198.1	91.8	115.8	*	11
Cerebrovascular Disease	447	185.4	169.9	106.1	60.2	*	28
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	247	102.5	90.9	94.4	-3.7		39
Diabetes Mellitus	301	124.9	116.7	72.0	62.1	*	49
Prematurity	149	61.8	79.1	131.5	-39.8	*	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	360	149.3	126.8	62.8	102.0	*	32
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	114	47.3	49.7	403.8	-87.7	*	34
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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