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Summary 3. Sonoma Valley

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Read Next in Sonoma County Summary Measures of Health 2015-2017:
Summary 4. Rohnert Park

Life Expectancy, Leading Causes of Death, and Leading Causes of Premature Death by Geography

Sonoma Valley - Zip codes: 95442, 95476

Sonoma Valley


  • Zip codes: 95442, 95476
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 83 years
Leading Causes of Death
Cause 3 Year Total Deaths % of Total Deaths Rate per 100,000 95% CI
All Causes 1,203 100 566.1 532.1-600.1
Cancer 315 26.2% 145.7 128.9-162.4
Heart Disease 251 20.9% 110.3 96.2-124.5
Alzheimer's Disease 102 8.5% 41.2 33.1-49.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 72 6.0% 32.7 24.9-40.4
Stroke 65 5.4% 28.6 21.3-35.9
Unintentional Injury 41 3.4% 32.8 21.9-43.7
Leading Causes of Premature Death (YPLL-75)
Cause 3 Year Total Deaths % of Total Deaths Rate per 100,000 95% CI
All Causes 5,263 100% 4,264.7 4137.4-4392.1
Cancer 1,365 25.9% 758.2 713.2-803.1
Unintentional Injury 975 18.5% 1,103.0 1032.3-1173.7
Heart Disease 588 11.2% 421.2 383.0-459.4
Suicide 370 7.0% 424.6 380.3-468.9
Chronic Liver Disease 255 4.8% 204.9 178.0-231.7
Stroke 163 3.1% 120.3 99.9-140.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease 128 2.4% 51.9 42.8-61.2
Diabetes 100 1.9% 45.0 35.9-54.1
Premature Death (YPLL-75) from Cancer by Type
Type of Cancer 3 Year Total Deaths % of Total Deaths Rate per 100,000 95%CI
All Cancer 1,365 100% 758.2 713.2-803.1
Lung 235 17.2% 123.6 106.7-140.6
Female Breast 193 14.1% 252.4 213.9-290.9
Pancreatic 143 10.5% 60.7 50.5-70.9
Colorectal 120 8.8% 78.1 63.0-93.2
Prostate 33 2.4% 29.8 19.6-40.1
Premature Death (YPLL-75) from Unintentional Injury by Cause
Type of Injury 3 Year Total Deaths % of Total Deaths Rate per 100,000 95%CI
All Unintentional Injury 975 100% 1,103.0 1032.3-1173.7
Drug Poisoning 400 41.0% 475.9 429.0-522.9
Motor Vehicle Collisions 373 38.3% 440.9  395.4-486.3
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Premature Death (YPLL-75) from Unintentional Injury by Cause
Geography Cancer Heart Disease Unintentional Injury Suicide Chronic LIver Disease
Cloverdale, Geyserville Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Rate unstable due to small numbers
Santa Rosa Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate =
Russian River Area Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate = Rate unstable due to small numbers
Healdsburg Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Rate unstable due to small numbers
Sonoma Valley Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate =
Rohnert Park = Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate =
Windsor Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate
Petaluma Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate = Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate
Sebastopol - West County = Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate =
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Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate Significantly lower than Sonoma County rate
Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate Significantly higher than Sonoma County rate
= Same as Sonoma County rate
Rate unstable due to small numbers Rate unstable due to small numbers

All rates are age-adjusted to the US 2000 standard population

Source: VRBIS, CCDF 2015-2017; Accessed 4/8/2019; NCHS, Bridged-Race Vintage Population Estimates, US July 1st resident population 2016; US Census, ACS, 5 Year Estimates by ZTCA, 2017