Taylor 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	12,813	8,755.6	9,162.6	4,846.6	89.1	*	27
Malignant Neoplasms	2,400	1,640.0	1,580.3	800.8	97.3	*	26
Diseases of the Heart	2,114	1,444.6	1,416.0	612.2	131.3	*	25
Motor Vehicle Injuries	872	595.9	626.9	442.6	41.6	*	45
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	595	406.6	415.3	318.0	30.6	*	33
Suicide	560	382.7	396.1	267.3	48.2	*	39
Congenital Anomalies	393	268.6	326.1	202.2	61.3	*	25
Homicide and Legal Intervention	109	74.5	79.7	312.1	-74.5	*	46
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	101.8	129.2	91.8	40.7	*	26
Cerebrovascular Disease	215	146.9	140.3	106.1	32.2	*	39
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	245	167.4	159.1	94.4	68.6	*	19
Diabetes Mellitus	136	92.9	91.7	72.0	27.4	*	52
Prematurity	149	101.8	129.2	131.5	-1.7		27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	269	183.8	171.3	62.8	172.8	*	19
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	56	38.3	42.6	403.8	-89.4	*	38
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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