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Mercer 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 55,082 9,408.2 9,751.5 4,846.6 101.2 * 25
Malignant Neoplasms 9,736 1,663.0 1,579.8 800.8 97.3 * 27
Diseases of the Heart 9,669 1,651.4 1,598.2 612.2 161.1 * 11
Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,859 829.9 864.6 442.6 95.4 * 32
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,390 578.9 632.4 318.0 98.9 * 12
Suicide 3,688 629.9 657.6 267.3 146.0 * 3
Congenital Anomalies 1,443 246.4 324.3 202.2 60.4 * 26
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,368 404.5 432.7 312.1 38.7 * 5
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 745 127.3 180.4 91.8 96.5 * 13
Cerebrovascular Disease 1,286 219.7 211.4 106.1 99.3 * 8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1,270 216.9 216.8 94.4 129.7 * 7
Diabetes Mellitus 1,198 204.6 198.2 72.0 175.3 * 20
Prematurity 671 114.5 162.3 131.5 23.4 * 20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,420 242.5 236.7 62.8 276.9 * 7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 692 118.2 126.8 403.8 -68.6 * 12
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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