Upshur 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	15,658	7,245.4	7,616.1	4,846.6	57.1	*	46
Malignant Neoplasms	3,227	1,493.2	1,509.6	800.8	88.5	*	39
Diseases of the Heart	2,643	1,223.0	1,222.3	612.2	99.7	*	43
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,181	1,009.2	1,010.9	442.6	128.4	*	21
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	678	313.7	310.0	318.0	-2.5		49
Suicide	942	435.9	450.3	267.3	68.5	*	27
Congenital Anomalies	761	352.1	467.3	202.2	131.1	*	10
Homicide and Legal Intervention	119	55.1	51.7	312.1	-83.4	*	52
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	68.9	98.8	91.8	7.6		33
Cerebrovascular Disease	272	125.9	124.2	106.1	17.1	*	45
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	267	123.5	120.1	94.4	27.3	*	29
Diabetes Mellitus	331	153.2	154.2	72.0	114.2	*	37
Prematurity	373	172.4	246.9	131.5	87.8	*	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	247	114.3	106.2	62.8	69.2	*	40
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	53
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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