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Tucker 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 6,879 10,074.0 10,251.5 4,846.6 111.5 * 23
Malignant Neoplasms 1,012 1,482.1 1,305.8 800.8 63.1 * 50
Diseases of the Heart 967 1,416.2 1,246.6 612.2 103.6 * 40
Motor Vehicle Injuries 537 786.5 921.2 442.6 108.1 * 30
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 191 279.7 291.9 318.0 -8.2 50
Suicide 183 268.0 302.9 267.3 13.3 51
Congenital Anomalies 224 327.3 467.4 202.2 131.1 * 9
Homicide and Legal Intervention 50 73.2 81.7 312.1 -73.8 * 45
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 0 0.0 0.0 91.8 ** ** 53
Cerebrovascular Disease 193 282.7 232.5 106.1 119.1 * 2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 159 232.9 215.9 94.4 128.7 * 8
Diabetes Mellitus 96 140.6 131.1 72.0 82.1 * 44
Prematurity 149 218.2 311.6 131.5 137.0 * 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15 22.0 16.3 62.8 ** ** 55
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 84 123.0 137.0 403.8 -66.1 * 10
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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