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Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 75 |
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Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
All Causes | 163,704 | 100.0 | 160,916 | 100.0 | 20,773 | 100.0 | 20,776 | 100.0 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 35,854 | 21.9 | 34,598 | 21.5 | 4,617 | 22.2 | 4,694 | 22.6 |
Diseases of the Heart | 26,220 | 16.0 | 24,695 | 15.3 | 5,516 | 26.6 | 5,639 | 27.1 |
Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents | 17,735 | 10.8 | 16,534 | 10.3 | 707 | 3.4 | 696 | 3.4 |
Motor Vehicle Accidents | 12,938 | 7.9 | 13,735 | 8.5 | 391 | 1.9 | 408 | 2.0 |
Intentional Self-Harm | 7,334 | 4.5 | 8,515 | 5.3 | 272 | 1.3 | 281 | 1.4 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 5,538 | 3.4 | 4,855 | 3.0 | 1,355 | 6.5 | 1,239 | 6.0 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 5,011 | 3.1 | 5,564 | 3.5 | 760 | 3.7 | 850 | 4.1 |
Assault | 3,976 | 2.4 | 2,875 | 1.8 | 98 | 0.5 | 79 | 0.4 |
Cerebrovascular Disease | 3,687 | 2.3 | 4,065 | 2.5 | 1,190 | 5.7 | 1,197 | 5.8 |
Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Excluding H.I.V. | 3,628 | 2.2 | 3,398 | 2.1 | 442 | 2.1 | 441 | 2.1 |
Congenital Anomalies | 3,557 | 2.2 | 3,889 | 2.4 | 71 | 0.3 | 73 | 0.4 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 3,392 | 2.1 | 3,745 | 2.3 | 230 | 1.1 | 264 | 1.3 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 3,055 | 1.9 | 1,118 | 0.7 | 41 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.1 |
Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight | 1,341 | 0.8 | 1,267 | 0.8 | 18 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 |
Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn | 1,267 | 0.8 | 1,267 | 0.8 | 17 | 0.1 | 17 | 0.1 |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 1,262 | 0.8 | 1,376 | 0.9 | 412 | 2.0 | 416 | 2.0 |
Alcohol or Drug Psychoses, Dependence or Abuse | 846 | 0.5 | 785 | 0.5 | 40 | 0.2 | 35 | 0.2 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 793 | 0.5 | 854 | 0.5 | 23 | 0.1 | 28 | 0.1 |
Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Birth Asphyxia | 522 | 0.3 | 596 | 0.4 | 7 | 0.0 | 8 | 0.0 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 25,752 | 15.7 | 27,188 | 16.9 | 4,566 | 22.0 | 4,379 | 21.1 |
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Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 75 |
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