State of Rhode Island: Department of Health
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Years of Potential Life Lost
- Purpose: To determine the leading causes of death in younger age groups to identify populations at risk, monitor trends evaluate program effectiveness, and prioritize resources.
- Key Information: Age at death. Cause of death.
- Collection Period: 2007
Rhode Island Numbers
- Top causes for premature death among females were: cancer, unintentional injury, conditions of the perinatal period and heart disease.
- Top causes among males were: unintentional injuries, heart disease and cancer.
- Rhode Islands years of potential life lost age adjusted rate per 100,00 for all causes of death was 3591.5 which was 18% lower than the national rate (4396.0) but higher than Conneticut (3461.8) and Massachusetts (3277.6).
By Leading Cause of Death, 2007
Full Screen / DataSource:Issue Brief: Premature Mortality in Rhode Island: Years of Potential Life Lost
Note: Based on age adjusted YRLL rates per 100,000