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Wyoming 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 31,377 12,369.0 12,296.5 4,846.6 153.7 * 10
Malignant Neoplasms 4,646 1,831.5 1,684.9 800.8 110.4 * 17
Diseases of the Heart 4,071 1,604.6 1,483.4 612.2 142.3 * 18
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,626 1,429.4 1,447.2 442.6 227.0 * 5
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,387 546.8 555.8 318.0 74.8 * 20
Suicide 828 326.4 327.6 267.3 22.6 * 48
Congenital Anomalies 701 276.1 311.2 202.2 53.9 * 29
Homicide and Legal Intervention 709 279.5 288.0 312.1 -7.7 * 15
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 149 58.7 77.3 91.8 -15.8 * 42
Cerebrovascular Disease 547 215.6 203.2 106.1 91.5 * 12
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 566 223.1 208.3 94.4 120.6 * 10
Diabetes Mellitus 673 265.3 247.1 72.0 243.1 * 9
Prematurity 224 88.1 115.8 131.5 -12.0 * 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 741 291.9 274.8 62.8 337.7 * 4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 33 13.0 13.3 403.8 -96.7 * 47
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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