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What is the Premature Death Rate in Sonoma County?
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Are There Differences in Premature Death Rates by Sex?
In 2015-2017, the age-adjusted premature mortality rate for Sonoma County was 4473.7 YPLL-75 per 100,000 (Figure 6). The county premature mortality rate was significantly less than the rate for California despite similar life expectancies. Both Sonoma County and California had premature mortality rates that were significantly less than the United States. A detailed table of premature deaths by sex, race/ethnicity, and geography can be found in the Appendix Tables B1-B3.
Figure 6. Age-adjusted premature death (YPLL-75) rates, three-year average, Sonoma County, California, and the United States 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.