TABLE III. (Cont'd.) Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending May 21, 1988 and May 23, 1987 (20th Week)

*For measles only, imported cases includes both out-of-state and international importations. N: Not notifiable U: Unavailable *International 'Out-of-state

TABLE III. (Cont'd.) Cases of specified notifiable diseases, United States, weeks ending May 21, 1988 and May 23, 1987 (20th Week)

*Mortality data in this table are voluntarily reported from 121 cities in the United states, most of which have populations of 100,000 or more. A death is reported by the place of its occurrence and by the week that the death certificate was filed. Fetal deaths are not *cluded. eumonia and influenza.

cause of changes in reporting methods in these 3 Pennsylvania cities, these numbers are partial counts for the current week. mplete counts will be available in 4 to 6 weeks.

tal includes unknown ages.

ta not available. Figures are estimates based on average of past available 4 weeks.

TABLE V. Estimated years of potential life lost (YPLL) before age 65* and causespecific mortality, by cause of death United States, 1986

*For details of calculation, see footnotes to Table V, MMWR 1988;37:45.

*Cause-specific mortality rates as reported in the National Center for Health Statistics' Monthly Vital Statistics Report are compiled from a 10% sample of all deaths. 'Equivalent to accidents and adverse effects.

*Category derived from disorders relating to short gestation and respiratory distress syndrome. **Reflects CDC surveillance data.

TABLE 1. Sex-specific death rates* due to ischemic heart disease,* by state
States, 1985

*Per 100,000 population. The rates for all ages combined are age-adjusted to the 1984 U.S. population estimates prepared by the U.S. Bureau of the Census. The rates for persons 35-64 years of age are not age-adjusted.

*International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, codes 410-414.