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TABLE 27

TABLE 27
YEARS OF POTENTIAL LIFE LOST BEFORE AGE 65 (YPLL)
TEXAS, 2005

LEADING CAUSES OF PREMATURE DEATH

TOTAL POPULATION
CAUSE

 TOTAL

WHITE** BLACK HISPANIC  
 
YPLL 

RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
TOTAL 907,503 44.01 436,613 41.63 176,027 73.05 294,863 38.18
 
Accidents [Injuries] 178,917 8.68 93,600 8.93 21,952 9.11 63,366 8.20
Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 130,895 6.35 77,725 7.41 21,463 8.91 31,708 4.11
Diseases of the Heart 100,156 4.86 55,902 5.33 23,692 9.83 20,562 2.66
Conditions Arising in Perinatal Period 74,673 3.62 21,478 2.05 19,721 8.18 33,474 4.33
Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 52,901 2.57 35,817 3.42 4,480 1.86 12,604 1.63
Assault [Homicide] 48,078 2.33 11,789 1.12 15,316 6.36 20,974 2.72
Congenital Malformations 43,870 2.13 13,563 1.29 7,403 3.07 22,905 2.97
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 21,151 1.03 11,084 1.06 1,606 0.67 8,462 1.10
Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV] 19,704 0.96 5,442 0.52 9,030 3.75 5,233 0.68
Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 19,406 0.94 8,447 0.81 4,582 1.90 6,377 0.83
 
ALL OTHER 217,754 10.56 101,768 9.70 46,785 19.42 69,202 8.96
 
MALES
CAUSE TOTAL WHITE** BLACK HISPANIC  
 
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
TOTAL 575,364 55.01 275,056 52.10 103,981 87.70 196,327 49.15
 
Accidents [Injuries] 128,854 12.32 65,967 12.49 14,959 12.62 47,928 12.00
Diseases of the Heart 70,349 6.73 39,831 7.54 15,335 12.93 15,183 3.80
Malignant Neoplasms [Cancer] 65,404 6.25 39,547 7.49 10,228 8.63 15,630 3.91
Conditions Arising in Perinatal Period 43,088 4.12 11,552 2.19 10,704 9.03 20,832 5.22
Intentional Self-Harm [Suicide] 42,624 4.08 27,925 5.29 3,591 3.03 11,108 2.78
Assault [Homicide] 37,665 3.60 8,035 1.52 12,449 10.50 17,181 4.30
Congenital Malformations 22,576 2.16 6,970 1.32 3,461 2.92 12,146 3.04
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 15,642 1.50 7,699 1.46 1,019 0.86 6,925 1.73
Human Immunodeficiency Virus [HIV] 14,354 1.37 4,515 0.86 5,559 4.69 4,281 1.07
Cerebrovascular Disease [Stroke] 10,763 1.03 4,676 0.89 2,296 1.94 3,791 0.95
ALL OTHER 124,048 11.86 58,342 11.05 24,382 20.57 41,324 10.35
 
FEMALES
CAUSE TOTAL WHITE** BLACK HISPANIC  
 
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
YPLL
RATE*
TOTAL 332,140 32.69 161,557 31.03 72,046 58.86 98,537 26.43
 
Malignant Neoplasms 65,491 6.45 38,179 7.33 11,235 9.18 16,078 4.31
Accidents 50,064 4.93 27,633 5.31 6,993 5.71 15,438 4.14
Certain Conditions Originating
in Perinatal Period 		31,585 3.11 9,926 1.91 9,017 7.37 12,642 3.39
Diseases of the Heart 29,807 2.93 16,071 3.09 8,358 6.83 5,379 1.44
Congenital Anomalies 21,294 2.10 6,594 1.27 3,942 3.22 10,759 2.89
Homicide 10,413 1.03 3,754 0.72 2,867 2.34 3,793 1.02
Suicide 10,277 1.01 7,892 1.52 889 0.73 1,496 0.40
Cerebrovascular Diseases 8,644 0.85 3,771 0.72 2,287 1.87 2,586 0.69
Diabetes Mellitus 7,519 0.74 3,122 0.60 1,961 1.60 2,437 0.65
Human Immunodeficiency
Virus Infection 		5,509 0.54 3,385 0.65 588 0.48 1,537 0.41
ALL OTHER 91,538 9.01 41,233 7.92 23,913 19.54 26,392 7.08

*Rate for Years of Potential Life Lost Before Age 65 per 1,000 persons ages 0 - 64.
**Includes Other and Unknown race/ethnicity.
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Last Update: 8/13/2008

Last updated April 21, 2011