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Pocahontas 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 7,801 9,343.6 9,781.5 4,846.6 101.8 * 24
Malignant Neoplasms 1,394 1,669.1 1,546.3 800.8 93.1 * 32
Diseases of the Heart 1,266 1,516.3 1,359.5 612.2 122.1 * 29
Motor Vehicle Injuries 536 641.4 762.9 442.6 72.4 * 37
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 683 818.1 864.9 318.0 172.0 * 4
Suicide 496 594.1 665.5 267.3 149.0 * 2
Congenital Anomalies 340 407.2 600.9 202.2 197.2 * 5
Homicide and Legal Intervention 213 255.1 296.0 312.1 -5.2 16
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 298 356.9 546.6 91.8 495.4 * 1
Cerebrovascular Disease 179 214.4 179.4 106.1 69.1 * 22
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 85 101.8 88.3 94.4 -6.4 43
Diabetes Mellitus 171 204.8 166.0 72.0 130.5 * 29
Prematurity 0 0.0 0.0 131.5 ** ** 54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 163 195.2 170.9 62.8 172.1 * 20
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 33 39.5 42.1 403.8 -89.6 * 39
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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