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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 |
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| Total Deaths, All Causes | 66,285 | 9,068.3 | 9,138.9 | 4,846.6 | 88.6 | * | 30 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 12,594 | 1,723.0 | 1,629.3 | 800.8 | 103.5 | * | 21 |
| Diseases of the Heart | 11,537 | 1,578.4 | 1,499.7 | 612.2 | 145.0 | * | 15 |
| Motor Vehicle Injuries | 5,152 | 704.8 | 728.9 | 442.6 | 64.7 | * | 41 |
| Non Motor Vehicle Injuries | 3,947 | 539.9 | 554.5 | 318.0 | 74.4 | * | 21 |
| Suicide | 4,161 | 569.3 | 576.3 | 267.3 | 115.6 | * | 10 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 1,916 | 262.1 | 335.2 | 202.2 | 65.8 | * | 21 |
| Homicide and Legal Intervention | 2,319 | 317.2 | 328.7 | 312.1 | 5.3 | * | 9 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 1,192 | 163.1 | 217.8 | 91.8 | 137.2 | * | 9 |
| Cerebrovascular Disease | 1,271 | 173.9 | 163.6 | 106.1 | 54.2 | * | 30 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 1,581 | 216.3 | 212.0 | 94.4 | 124.6 | * | 9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 1,756 | 240.2 | 226.7 | 72.0 | 214.8 | * | 13 |
| Prematurity | 373 | 51.0 | 68.1 | 131.5 | -48.2 | * | 46 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 1,740 | 238.0 | 219.8 | 62.8 | 250.0 | * | 11 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 1,006 | 137.6 | 141.0 | 403.8 | -65.1 | * | 9 |
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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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