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Do Premature Death Rates Vary by Geography?
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Summary of Place-Based Premature Death Disparities
In 2015-2017, premature death rates varied significantly by geography for all causes and by leading causes of premature death. The premature death rate for all causes was significantly higher than the overall county rate for Cloverdale and Geyserville, the Russian River area, Rohnert Park, and Santa Rosa. Premature death rates for Windsor, Sonoma Valley, Healdsburg, Petaluma and Sebastopol – West County were significantly lower than the overall county rate (Figure 10).
Figure 10. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 for all causes by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.
Cancer
In 2015-2017, cancer was the leading cause of premature death in Sonoma County. Premature death rates due to cancer also vary significantly by geography (Figure 11). The premature death rate due to cancer in Cloverdale and Geyserville, the region with the highest YPLL-75 due to cancer, was three times more than the rate for Healdsburg (lowest YPLL-75 due to cancer). Rates for Cloverdale and Geyserville, Windsor, Russian River area, and Santa Rosa were significantly higher than the county rate. Rates for Sonoma Valley, Petaluma, and Healdsburg were significantly lower than the county rate.
Figure 11. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 due to cancer by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.
Unintentional Injury
In 2015-2017, unintentional injury was the second leading cause of premature death in Sonoma County. The premature death rate due to unintentional injury was more than three times higher for the Russian River area (1651.6 YPLL-75 per 100,000), the region with the highest YPLL-75 due to unintentional injury, than for Windsor (526.8 YLPLL-75 per 100,000), the region with the lowest YPLL-75 due to unintentional injury (Figure 12). Premature death rates due to unintentional injury were higher than the county rate for the Russian River area, Cloverdale and Geyserville, Healdsburg, Sonoma Valley and Rohnert Park. Rates were lower than the county rate for Santa Rosa, Sebastopol – West County, Petaluma and Windsor.
Figure 12. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 due to unintentional injury by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019
Heart Disease
The premature death rate due to heart disease was significantly higher for Cloverdale and Geyserville (960.1 YPLL-75 per 100,000) than any other region examined and was more than three times higher than Sebastopol – West County (275.5 YPLL-75 per 100,000), the region with the lowest premature death rate due to heart disease (Figure 13). Cloverdale and Geyserville, Healdsburg, and Santa Rosa had significantly higher premature death rates due to heart disease compared to the county rate. Rates in Sonoma Valley, Rohnert Park, the Russian River area, Windsor and Sebastopol – West County were significantly lower than the county rate.
Figure 13. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 due to heart disease by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.
Suicide
In 2015-2017, the premature death rate due to suicide was significantly higher than the county rate for Cloverdale and Geyserville, Sonoma Valley, and Santa Rosa (Figure 14). Rates were significantly lower than the county for Petaluma, Sebastopol – West County, Windsor, and Healdsburg. The rate for Cloverdale and Geyserville (469.8 YPLL-75 per 100,000), the region with the highest rate, was more than twice the rate of Healdsburg (183.2 YPLL-75 per 100,000), the region with the lowest rate
Figure 14. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 due to suicide by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.
Chronic Liver Disease
In 2015-2017, chronic liver disease was the fifth leading cause of premature death in Sonoma County, responsible for over 2,700 years of potential life lost. The premature death rate due to chronic liver disease was significantly higher than the county rate for Petaluma (204.8 YPLL-75 per 100,000 compared to 176.2 YPLL-75 per 100,000) (Figure 15). The premature death rate due to chronic liver disease was significantly lower than the county rate for Windsor (84.9 YPLL-75 per 100,000).
Figure 15. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 due to chronic liver disease by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.
Diabetes
In 2015-2017, Rohnert Park and Windsor had significantly higher premature death rates due to diabetes, the sixth leading cause of premature death, than the county overall (230.1 YPLL-75 per 100,000 and 194.0 YPLL-75 per 100,000 compared to 139.3 YPLL-75 per 100,000, respectively). Sebastopol – West County and Sonoma Valley (76.6 YPLL-75 per 100,000 and 45.0 YPLL-75 per 100,000) had significantly lower rates of premature death due to diabetes than the county rate (Figure 16).
Figure 16. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 due to diabetes by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.
Stroke
In 2015-2017, stroke was the seventh leading cause of premature death, responsible for over 1,900 years of potential life lost. Cloverdale and Geyserville, Windsor, and Rohnert Park had significantly higher rates of premature death due to stroke than the county (223.4 YPLL-75 per 100,000, 204.6 YPLL-75 per 100,000, and 181.9 YPLL-75 per 100,000 compared to 105.7 YPLL-75 per 100,000, respectively). Petaluma and Sebastopol – West County (64.5 YPLL-75 per 100,000 and 22.9 YPLL-75 per 100,000, respectively) had significantly lower premature death rates due to stoke than the county (Figure 17).
Figure 17. Age-adjusted YPLL-75 due to stroke by select geography, three-year average, Sonoma County 2015-2017
Source: California Department of Public Health, California Integrated Vital Records System, 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019.