Nicholas 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	21,134	8,480.4	8,595.3	4,846.6	77.3	*	33
Malignant Neoplasms	4,390	1,761.6	1,667.8	800.8	108.3	*	18
Diseases of the Heart	3,671	1,473.1	1,387.1	612.2	126.6	*	28
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,731	1,095.9	1,147.6	442.6	159.3	*	15
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,339	537.1	564.1	318.0	77.4	*	16
Suicide	1,024	410.9	424.8	267.3	58.9	*	35
Congenital Anomalies	494	198.2	251.7	202.2	24.5	*	42
Homicide and Legal Intervention	593	238.0	247.0	312.1	-20.8	*	21
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	447	179.4	254.4	91.8	177.1	*	6
Cerebrovascular Disease	331	132.8	117.1	106.1	10.3		46
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	238	95.5	88.5	94.4	-6.3		42
Diabetes Mellitus	361	144.9	135.4	72.0	88.0	*	43
Prematurity	149	59.8	84.8	131.5	-35.5	*	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	531	213.1	191.4	62.8	204.8	*	16
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	199	79.9	80.6	403.8	-80.0	*	23
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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