Morgan 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	11,505	8,745.7	8,822.0	4,846.6	82.0	*	31
Malignant Neoplasms	2,073	1,575.8	1,418.8	800.8	77.2	*	46
Diseases of the Heart	1,861	1,414.3	1,279.2	612.2	108.9	*	35
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,489	1,131.5	1,288.4	442.6	191.1	*	9
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	478	363.4	392.2	318.0	23.3	*	35
Suicide	618	469.8	516.1	267.3	93.1	*	16
Congenital Anomalies	288	218.5	257.5	202.2	27.3	*	39
Homicide and Legal Intervention	292	222.0	236.9	312.1	-24.1	*	24
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	113.3	133.5	91.8	45.5	*	25
Cerebrovascular Disease	340	258.5	216.9	106.1	104.4	*	7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	197	149.8	135.1	94.4	43.1	*	27
Diabetes Mellitus	248	188.5	164.2	72.0	128.1	*	30
Prematurity	149	113.3	133.6	131.5	1.6		26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	183	139.1	123.4	62.8	96.5	*	34
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	52
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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