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Monongalia 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 41,306 5,434.7 6,041.7 4,846.6 24.7 * 55
Malignant Neoplasms 8,239 1,084.0 1,229.6 800.8 53.5 * 52
Diseases of the Heart 6,102 802.9 936.4 612.2 53.0 * 52
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,418 449.7 404.9 442.6 -8.5 * 53
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,352 309.5 288.9 318.0 -9.1 * 51
Suicide 2,925 384.9 370.6 267.3 38.6 * 43
Congenital Anomalies 1,872 246.3 331.5 202.2 63.9 * 24
Homicide and Legal Intervention 635 83.5 92.9 312.1 -70.2 * 44
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 521 68.5 96.1 91.8 4.7 32
Cerebrovascular Disease 934 122.8 146.0 106.1 37.6 * 35
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 595 78.3 89.5 94.4 -5.2 41
Diabetes Mellitus 774 101.8 114.1 72.0 58.5 * 50
Prematurity 820 107.8 152.2 131.5 15.7 * 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 717 94.3 106.0 62.8 68.8 * 41
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 583 76.7 82.2 403.8 -79.6 * 21
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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