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West Virginia
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 65

Selected
Causes of Death

1989-98
YPLL		 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 818,850 5,309.7 5,496.9 4,846.6 13.4 *
Malignant Neoplasms 145,969 946.5 953.5 800.8 19.1 *
Diseases of the Heart 128,859 835.6 842.6 612.2 37.6 *
Motor Vehicle Injuries 113,165 733.8 739.1 442.6 67.0 *
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 59,406 385.2 400.7 318.0 26.0 *
Suicide 52,668 341.5 344.7 267.3 29.0 *
Congenital Anomalies 40,663 263.7 301.4 202.2 49.0 *
Homicide and Legal Intervention 32,955 213.7 219.2 312.1 -29.8 *
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 19,090 123.8 144.0 91.8 56.8 *
Cerebrovascular Disease 15,545 100.8 102.0 106.1 -3.9 *
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 13,789 89.4 91.4 94.4 -3.2 *
Diabetes Mellitus 15,386 99.8 100.7 72.0 39.9 *
Prematurity 20,059 130.1 151.3 131.5 15.1 *
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 12,112 78.5 77.1 62.8 22.7 *
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 13,249 85.9 90.0 403.8 -77.7 *
Selected
Causes of Death

1989-98
YPLL		 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.


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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