Monroe 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	15,908	12,275.6	13,251.5	4,846.6	173.4	*	8
Malignant Neoplasms	1,928	1,487.8	1,342.4	800.8	67.6	*	48
Diseases of the Heart	1,594	1,230.0	1,123.1	612.2	83.4	*	50
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,344	1,037.1	1,063.9	442.6	140.4	*	19
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	908	700.3	766.0	318.0	140.9	*	8
Suicide	290	223.8	220.1	267.3	-17.7	*	54
Congenital Anomalies	323	249.2	308.5	202.2	52.6	*	31
Homicide and Legal Intervention	205	158.2	153.4	312.1	-50.8	*	31
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	75	57.5	83.7	91.8	-8.8		41
Cerebrovascular Disease	145	111.9	94.4	106.1	-11.0		52
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	219	169.0	160.3	94.4	69.8	*	17
Diabetes Mellitus	209	161.3	143.1	72.0	98.8	*	39
Prematurity	75	57.5	83.6	131.5	-36.5	*	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	137	105.7	98.9	62.8	57.4	*	44
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	142	109.6	107.8	403.8	-73.3	*	14
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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