Table 1.
National deaths, years of life lost (YLLs), and age-standardized mortality rate; and distribution of age-standardized mortality rates at the county level (2014)
| Cause of death | National deaths, YLLs, and mortality rate | County-level mortality rates | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths, no. in thousands | YLLs, no. in Thousands | Mortality rate, no. of deaths/100,000 population | No. of deaths/100,000 population | 90th–10th percentiles, no. of deaths/100,000 populationa | Ratio of 90th–10th percentile, ratiob | |||||
| Minimum | 10th percentile | Median | 90th percentile | Maximum | ||||||
| Diabetes mellitus |
66.2 (63.6–69.1) |
1182.5 (1133.3–1231.1) |
19.7 (18.9–20.6) |
2.4 | 13.8 | 21.3 | 33.8 | 118.7 | 20.0 | 2.4 |
| Chronic kidney disease |
75.0 (71.7–78.1) |
1067.8 (1028.3–1104.6) |
22.4 (21.4–23.3) |
4.9 | 16.2 | 24.1 | 35.1 | 70.2 | 18.9 | 2.2 |
| …Due to diabetes mellitus |
29.6 (27.1–33.3) |
496.1 (461.0–540.9) |
8.8 (8.1–9.9) |
2.1 | 6.5 | 9.8 | 14.2 | 29.4 | 7.7 | 2.2 |
| …Due to hypertension |
38.2 (34.9–41.0) |
489.4 (449.8–525.0) |
11.4 (10.4–12.3) |
2.1 | 7.5 | 11.9 | 18.5 | 41.3 | 11.0 | 2.5 |
| …Due to glomerulonephritis |
6.6 (5.7–7.5) |
75.6 (68.1–83.5) |
2.0 (1.7–2.2) |
0.6 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| …Due to other causes |
0.6 (0.4–0.7) |
6.7 (5.6–8.0) |
0.2 (0.1–0.2) |
0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.7 |
YLLs, years of life lost
aMeasure of absolute geographic inequality
bMeasure of relative geographic inequality