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Putnam 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 32,655 7,003.0 6,966.4 4,846.6 43.7 * 51
Malignant Neoplasms 6,731 1,443.5 1,341.1 800.8 67.5 * 49
Diseases of the Heart 4,228 906.7 834.6 612.2 36.3 * 54
Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,881 1,046.8 1,088.1 442.6 145.8 * 17
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,645 352.8 363.1 318.0 14.2 * 39
Suicide 1,491 319.8 318.5 267.3 19.1 * 49
Congenital Anomalies 934 200.3 218.9 202.2 8.3 * 46
Homicide and Legal Intervention 344 73.8 73.8 312.1 -76.4 * 48
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 298 63.9 73.9 91.8 -19.5 * 44
Cerebrovascular Disease 828 177.6 165.6 106.1 56.1 * 29
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 536 114.9 106.8 94.4 13.1 * 34
Diabetes Mellitus 913 195.8 181.5 72.0 152.1 * 23
Prematurity 671 143.8 166.3 131.5 26.4 * 18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 442 94.8 86.1 62.8 37.1 * 49
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 414 88.8 84.5 403.8 -79.1 * 20
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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