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2011 | Travis, Texas | Premature death

Summary Information

Range in Texas
(Min-Max):
3,561-15,157
Overall in Texas: 7,289
National Benchmark: 5,564 (90th percentile)

Ranking Methodology

Summary Measure: Health Outcomes - Mortality
Weight in Health Outcomes: 50%
Years of Data Used: 2005-2007
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Premature death is represented by the years of potential life lost before age 75 (YPLL-75). Every death occurring before the age of 75 contributes to the total number of years of potential life lost. For example, a person dying at age 25 contributes 50 years of life lost, whereas a person who dies at age 65 contributes 10 years of life lost to a county’s YPLL. The YPLL measure is presented as a rate per 100,000 population and is age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. population.

Data on deaths, including age at death, are based on death certificates and are routinely reported to the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS)  at the  National Center for Health Statistics, part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NVSS calculates age-adjusted YPLL rates based on three-year averages to create more robust estimates of mortality, particularly for counties with smaller populations.

Age-adjusted YPLL-75 rates are commonly used to represent the frequency and distribution of premature deaths. Measuring YPLL allows communities to target resources to high-risk areas and further investigate the causes of death.

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Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.

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Deaths Number of deaths under age 75, 2005-2007
YPLL Rate Age-adjusted YPLL rate per 100,000
Error Margin 95% confidence interval reported by National Center for Health Statistics
Z-Score (Measure - Average of TX counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceDeathsYPLL RateError MarginZ-Score
Anderson90211,38510,460-12,3101.49
Andrews1508,4626,709-10,532-0.11
Angelina1,0598,9528,232-9,6730.16
Aransas3959,2307,818-10,6420.31
Archer1027,4505,554-9,785-0.66
Armstrong*348,3064,125-14,916NR
Atascosa4817,5346,676-8,391-0.61
Austin3278,4797,212-9,746-0.10
Bailey737,7395,436-10,689-0.50
Bandera2807,5506,229-8,872-0.61
Bastrop8588,4617,711-9,212-0.11
Baylor649,8706,421-14,5090.66
Bee3447,7906,736-8,844-0.47
Bell2,5677,7577,398-8,116-0.49
Bexar15,0697,3657,219-7,511-0.71
Blanco1057,8315,803-10,339-0.45
BordenNR
Bosque2988,9447,437-10,4500.16
Bowie1,3019,1928,512-9,8720.29
Brazoria2,8887,2946,961-7,628-0.75
Brazos1,0465,9845,553-6,415-1.46
Brewster753,5612,500-4,919-2.79
Briscoe*215,7262,084-12,524NR
Brooks10611,0068,329-14,2701.28
Brown62010,1228,983-11,2620.80
Burleson2348,4716,891-10,052-0.10
Burnet5007,4566,508-8,404-0.66
Caldwell4007,3106,404-8,217-0.74
Calhoun2829,5247,937-11,1120.47
Callahan1978,1926,462-10,242-0.25
Cameron3,0416,2695,994-6,544-1.31
Camp18611,7879,546-14,0291.71
Carson837,7695,542-10,593-0.49
Cass4989,1377,920-10,3530.26
Castro968,9966,610-11,9620.18
Chambers3378,8857,639-10,1320.12
Cherokee6179,1598,196-10,1210.27
Childress946,9764,941-9,567-0.92
Clay1477,2695,591-9,293-0.76
Cochran*489,4665,958-14,2820.44
Coke*454,5332,471-7,622NR
Coleman1469,1817,045-11,7610.29
Collin3,6754,0703,908-4,233-2.51
Collingsworth*477,0864,345-10,9120.00
Colorado2869,8188,195-11,4410.63
Comal9396,1105,568-6,652-1.39
Comanche1928,2916,587-10,301-0.20
Concho*416,8313,845-11,219NR
Cooke4938,8017,739-9,8630.08
Coryell5937,1386,454-7,821-0.83
CottleNR
Crane546,9954,794-9,859-0.91
Crockett5311,5077,503-16,8851.56
Crosby978,3476,122-11,116-0.17
Culberson*306,0903,298-10,2880.00
Dallam849,8377,330-12,9260.64
Dallas21,9157,4347,315-7,553-0.67
Dawson1738,3446,776-10,165-0.17
Deaf Smith1837,8856,431-9,339-0.42
Delta607,1564,717-10,410-0.82
Denton3,4164,6494,464-4,834-2.19
DeWitt2527,6096,239-8,979-0.57
Dickens*348,2974,514-13,969NR
Dimmit1017,7305,871-9,990-0.51
Donley*596,8864,205-10,6370.00
Duval1599,2067,352-11,3860.30
Eastland3129,5347,917-11,1510.48
Ector1,6989,4898,917-10,0610.45
Edwards*278,2184,416-13,962NR
El Paso6,0126,2346,038-6,430-1.32
Ellis1,2816,6246,157-7,091-1.11
Erath3787,5036,486-8,521-0.63
Falls27710,6768,905-12,4481.10
Fannin5198,9127,813-10,0100.14
Fayette3149,6558,051-11,2600.54
Fisher*505,2413,282-7,9410.00
Floyd818,1215,749-11,143-0.29
FoardNR
Fort Bend3,0564,9794,761-5,196-2.01
Franklin1387,1215,484-9,094-0.84
Freestone2669,4107,825-10,9950.41
Frio1988,3206,841-9,800-0.18
Gaines1718,6997,048-10,3500.02
Galveston3,5958,8508,472-9,2280.11
Garza618,9786,228-12,5280.17
Gillespie2496,1784,985-7,570-1.36
GlasscockNR
Goliad997,8295,832-10,289-0.45
Gonzales28211,0749,364-12,7841.32
Gray35611,1099,493-12,7251.34
Grayson1,6548,9208,329-9,5120.14
Gregg1,71310,5149,863-11,1651.01
Grimes3328,5487,269-9,828-0.06
Guadalupe1,0356,3925,869-6,915-1.24
Hale4067,0696,161-7,977-0.87
Hall*457,8824,814-12,1740.00
Hamilton1087,7625,670-10,374-0.49
Hansford617,1484,867-10,128-0.83
Hardeman*505,7463,529-8,8370.00
Hardin7379,6118,668-10,5530.52
Harris35,0317,2547,163-7,346-0.77
Harrison97611,22210,250-12,1941.40
Hartley*536,0423,770-9,1770.00
Haskell919,0936,048-13,1320.24
Hays9255,5575,120-5,994-1.69
Hemphill*365,2012,900-8,604NR
Henderson1,2949,7778,996-10,5580.61
Hidalgo4,8886,0595,858-6,260-1.42
Hill5719,9668,789-11,1420.71
Hockley2607,7306,480-8,979-0.51
Hood6718,4847,501-9,466-0.10
Hopkins4348,1227,063-9,181-0.29
Houston38810,6659,185-12,1441.10
Howard4969,7188,537-10,8980.58
Hudspeth*375,9083,592-9,1560.00
Hunt1,20610,1679,402-10,9330.82
Hutchinson3269,1547,753-10,5550.27
IrionNR
Jack1178,5476,304-11,329-0.06
Jackson1637,5286,015-9,304-0.62
Jasper5319,9098,681-11,1370.68
Jeff Davis*274,5682,558-7,531NR
Jefferson3,50810,2529,808-10,6970.87
Jim Hogg648,7565,996-12,3500.05
Jim Wells5159,3658,313-10,4170.39
Johnson1,6187,3636,883-7,843-0.71
Jones2598,1426,793-9,490-0.28
Karnes1748,1536,621-9,933-0.28
Kaufman1,1868,5137,895-9,132-0.08
Kendall2946,1825,166-7,197-1.35
KenedyNR
KentNR
Kerr6718,7187,732-9,7030.03
Kimble798,0075,483-11,293-0.36
KingNR
Kinney*487,5524,511-11,865NR
Kleberg3247,4876,425-8,548-0.64
Knox*5610,0306,315-15,1290.00
La Salle617,7765,441-10,773-0.48
Lamar7959,6528,703-10,6000.54
Lamb1968,9977,233-10,7600.19
Lampasas2638,5897,109-10,069-0.04
Lavaca2026,3175,066-7,784-1.28
Lee1847,0185,670-8,590-0.90
Leon27110,6568,765-12,5471.09
Liberty1,15711,13510,315-11,9561.35
Limestone38811,63910,050-13,2291.63
Lipscomb*407,1134,317-11,039NR
Live Oak1347,9985,901-10,598-0.36
Llano3068,8967,231-10,8300.13
LovingNR
Lubbock2,8558,2337,851-8,615-0.23
Lynn9010,1807,489-13,5220.83
Madison1707,8116,315-9,307-0.46
Marion^26614,52411,680-17,3683.00
Martin*436,9244,402-10,3670.00
Mason*375,5933,019-9,470NR
Matagorda5028,7387,720-9,7570.04
Maverick4136,3715,607-7,134-1.25
McCulloch1169,2176,884-12,0860.31
McLennan2,6378,6778,250-9,1030.01
McMullenNR
Medina4497,2336,338-8,129-0.78
Menard*388,2604,498-13,900NR
Midland1,1916,5316,047-7,015-1.16
Milam39410,8469,307-12,3841.20
Mills615,9493,873-8,740-1.48
Mitchell1097,6165,618-10,093-0.57
Montague33910,0128,409-11,6160.74
Montgomery3,8657,1586,868-7,448-0.82
Moore2088,0326,646-9,418-0.34
Morris23711,9039,670-14,1361.77
MotleyNR
Nacogdoches7819,5558,683-10,4280.49
Navarro6859,9168,938-10,8940.69
Newton27113,69611,276-16,1152.75
Nolan22411,8909,722-14,0571.77
Nueces3,5077,7777,444-8,109-0.48
Ochiltree1076,9175,280-8,901-0.95
OldhamNR
Orange1,41612,74811,858-13,6392.23
Palo Pinto44710,3699,020-11,7190.94
Panola35210,2258,700-11,7510.86
Parker1,2047,5356,949-8,120-0.61
Parmer917,6965,675-10,202-0.53
Pecos1747,8646,376-9,596-0.43
Polk1,00315,15713,819-16,4963.55
Potter1,66110,4279,807-11,0460.97
Presidio*504,6232,949-6,9040.00
Rains1909,2677,359-11,5180.33
Randall1,0996,7146,175-7,252-1.06
Reagan*276,6983,589-11,4030.00
Real6310,9707,251-15,9231.26
Red River25311,9789,673-14,2821.81
Reeves1679,9797,941-12,3810.72
Refugio1198,4576,395-10,972-0.11
Roberts*2423,60511,036-44,155NR
Robertson27410,7858,996-12,5731.16
Rockwall4995,2314,644-5,818-1.87
Runnels15010,3618,044-13,1380.93
Rusk6899,5588,582-10,5340.49
Sabine21911,9439,583-14,7081.79
San Augustine15710,9178,411-13,9361.23
San Jacinto43211,81210,207-13,4161.72
San Patricio8117,7257,031-8,418-0.51
San Saba878,3815,733-11,830-0.15
SchleicherNR
Scurry1959,0197,302-10,7350.20
Shackelford*559,8636,172-14,9510.00
Shelby4159,8778,561-11,1940.67
Sherman*287,5754,169-12,650NR
Smith2,1617,5207,091-7,950-0.62
Somervell929,0956,701-12,0660.24
Starr4987,4506,671-8,229-0.66
Stephens1419,4817,365-12,0140.45
SterlingNR
Stonewall*298,6183,892-16,494NR
Sutton479,2196,064-13,4320.31
Swisher968,4406,273-11,113-0.12
Tarrant15,2656,9976,860-7,134-0.91
Taylor1,5468,8548,281-9,4280.11
TerrellNR
Terry1527,0655,590-8,809-0.87
Throckmorton*228,4303,928-15,804NR
Titus3238,5547,378-9,730-0.06
Tom Green1,2147,5076,947-8,068-0.63
Travis6,3095,5605,400-5,720-1.69
Trinity32813,37111,204-15,5382.57
Tyler33710,2488,692-11,8030.87
Upshur61210,6189,457-11,7791.07
Upton*459,2345,638-14,2650.00
Uvalde2707,0775,947-8,208-0.86
Val Verde4666,6445,842-7,446-1.10
Van Zandt82910,2469,237-11,2560.87
Victoria1,0328,3627,686-9,039-0.16
Walker6508,0717,267-8,876-0.32
Waller4309,1788,079-10,2760.28
Ward1559,3337,361-11,6710.37
Washington3908,3327,196-9,467-0.18
Webb1,6086,4686,105-6,831-1.20
Wharton4998,0087,058-8,958-0.35
Wheeler8513,3439,352-18,4622.56
Wichita1,8039,7879,204-10,3690.62
Wilbarger2218,7767,108-10,4430.06
Willacy1826,5275,318-7,736-1.16
Williamson2,1134,6164,373-4,860-2.21
Wilson4147,3196,359-8,280-0.73
Winkler11611,5988,884-14,8791.61
Wise7068,3747,536-9,212-0.15
Wood6698,3937,409-9,376-0.14
Yoakum655,7963,982-8,153-1.56
Young2789,7138,047-11,3790.58
Zapata1247,7436,125-9,658-0.50
Zavala1379,4997,631-11,6850.46

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
*Unreliable estimates
^Z-Score was capped at -3.0/3.0 due to population < 20,000