Ritchie 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	11,228	11,771.9	12,392.7	4,846.6	155.7	*	9
Malignant Neoplasms	1,768	1,853.6	1,756.1	800.8	119.3	*	7
Diseases of the Heart	1,739	1,823.2	1,706.1	612.2	178.7	*	7
Motor Vehicle Injuries	728	763.3	822.1	442.6	85.7	*	34
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	484	507.4	538.7	318.0	69.4	*	23
Suicide	501	525.3	569.0	267.3	112.9	*	13
Congenital Anomalies	197	206.5	291.8	202.2	44.3	*	35
Homicide and Legal Intervention	285	298.8	314.9	312.1	0.9		11
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	156.2	239.2	91.8	160.5	*	8
Cerebrovascular Disease	153	160.4	150.6	106.1	42.0	*	34
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	172	180.3	171.5	94.4	81.7	*	16
Diabetes Mellitus	89	93.3	81.0	72.0	12.5		53
Prematurity	75	78.1	119.6	131.5	-9.1		30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	250	262.1	225.3	62.8	258.7	*	9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	43	45.1	47.5	403.8	-88.2	*	36
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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