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Wayne 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 32,857 8,228.5 8,265.0 4,846.6 70.5 * 36
Malignant Neoplasms 6,722 1,683.4 1,578.0 800.8 97.1 * 28
Diseases of the Heart 6,281 1,573.0 1,486.9 612.2 142.9 * 17
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,792 949.5 981.1 442.6 121.7 * 26
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,741 436.0 449.3 318.0 41.3 * 30
Suicide 1,491 373.4 381.6 267.3 42.8 * 40
Congenital Anomalies 1,097 274.6 323.8 202.2 60.1 * 27
Homicide and Legal Intervention 896 224.4 232.6 312.1 -25.5 * 26
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 447 111.9 136.5 91.8 48.7 * 23
Cerebrovascular Disease 568 142.2 133.4 106.1 25.7 * 42
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 527 132.0 131.0 94.4 38.7 * 28
Diabetes Mellitus 654 163.8 155.0 72.0 115.3 * 36
Prematurity 373 93.3 113.8 131.5 -13.4 * 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 953 238.7 221.1 62.8 252.0 * 10
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 103 25.8 26.6 403.8 -93.4 * 45
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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