Preston 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	21,666	7,929.0	8,184.1	4,846.6	68.9	*	41
Malignant Neoplasms	4,297	1,572.6	1,483.3	800.8	85.2	*	42
Diseases of the Heart	3,333	1,219.8	1,152.2	612.2	88.2	*	47
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,654	971.3	1,005.1	442.6	127.1	*	22
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	919	336.3	341.3	318.0	7.3	*	42
Suicide	1,147	419.8	428.1	267.3	60.2	*	32
Congenital Anomalies	1,909	698.6	870.4	202.2	330.5	*	1
Homicide and Legal Intervention	179	65.5	65.6	312.1	-79.0	*	50
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	298	109.1	142.6	91.8	55.3	*	20
Cerebrovascular Disease	329	120.4	108.3	106.1	2.1		47
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	194	71.0	70.4	94.4	-25.4	*	45
Diabetes Mellitus	491	179.7	169.8	72.0	135.8	*	27
Prematurity	224	81.8	106.9	131.5	-18.7	*	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	385	140.9	126.3	62.8	101.2	*	33
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	164	60.0	62.8	403.8	-84.5	*	28
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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