Wirt 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	6,077	11,379.2	11,655.0	4,846.6	140.5	*	14
Malignant Neoplasms	951	1,780.9	1,654.8	800.8	106.6	*	19
Diseases of the Heart	1,009	1,889.5	1,767.0	612.2	188.6	*	5
Motor Vehicle Injuries	409	765.9	803.7	442.6	81.6	*	35
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	377	706.0	746.7	318.0	134.8	*	9
Suicide	260	486.9	485.4	267.3	81.6	*	19
Congenital Anomalies	251	469.1	683.4	202.2	238.0	*	3
Homicide and Legal Intervention	0	0.0	0.0	312.1	**	**	55
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	0	0.0	0.0	91.8	**	**	55
Cerebrovascular Disease	56	104.9	86.3	106.1	-18.7		53
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	0	0.0	0.0	94.4	**	**	55
Diabetes Mellitus	176	329.6	328.6	72.0	356.3	*	3
Prematurity	75	139.5	210.3	131.5	60.0	*	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27	50.6	41.5	62.8	-33.9	*	54
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	55
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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