Webster 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	12,824	13,745.8	14,182.7	4,846.6	192.6	*	7
Malignant Neoplasms	1,732	1,856.6	1,728.6	800.8	115.9	*	10
Diseases of the Heart	1,253	1,343.1	1,247.2	612.2	103.7	*	39
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,183	1,267.6	1,372.1	442.6	210.0	*	7
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	663	710.7	735.4	318.0	131.3	*	10
Suicide	407	436.3	440.3	267.3	64.7	*	29
Congenital Anomalies	447	479.2	670.0	202.2	231.3	*	4
Homicide and Legal Intervention	465	498.4	523.4	312.1	67.7	*	3
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	75	79.9	111.7	91.8	21.7		30
Cerebrovascular Disease	189	202.6	189.7	106.1	78.7	*	19
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	53	56.8	50.2	94.4	-46.9	*	49
Diabetes Mellitus	62	66.5	58.0	72.0	-19.4		55
Prematurity	75	79.9	111.7	131.5	-15.1		35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	209	224.0	197.2	62.8	214.0	*	12
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	42	45.0	48.5	403.8	-88.0	*	35
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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