West Virginia
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 State Crude Rate	1989-98 State Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*
Total Deaths, All Causes	200,886	1,104.0	994.8	918.7	8.3	*
Diseases of the Heart	69,789	383.5	344.1	299.2	15.0	*
Malignant Neoplasms	46,498	255.5	224.6	213.0	5.5	*
Lung	15,093	82.9	71.7	59.0	21.5	*
Colon	4,201	23.1	20.3	19.6	3.6	*
Breast	3,284	34.8	31.5	34.3	-8.2	*
Prostate	2,543	29.0	25.3	28.8	-12.1	*
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	21,377	117.5	104.1	102.8	1.3
Diabetes	5,928	32.6	28.8	22.7	27.0	*
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	12,242	67.3	60.9	63.1	-3.6	*
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10,503	57.7	50.2	40.5	24.0	*
Pneumonia and Influenza	6,742	37.1	34.0	33.8	0.5
Unintentional Injuries	8,170	44.9	43.4	35.6	22.0	*
Motor Vehicle	4,114	22.6	22.1	16.3	35.8	*
Non-Motor Vehicle	4,056	22.3	21.3	19.3	10.3	*
Intentional Injuries	3,646	20.0	19.6	21.3	-7.9	*
Suicide	2,506	13.8	13.3	12.0	11.0	*
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,140	6.3	6.3	9.3	-32.3	*
All Other Causes of Death	37,368	205.4	189.1	189.4	-0.2
Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*

* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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