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

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*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	8,998	4,096.3	4,320.5	4,846.6	-10.9	*	52
Malignant Neoplasms	2,151	979.2	977.2	800.8	22.0	*	28
Diseases of the Heart	1,656	753.9	738.0	612.2	20.6	*	40
Motor Vehicle Injuries	645	293.6	300.8	442.6	-32.0	*	55
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	493	224.4	229.9	318.0	-27.7	*	49
Suicide	886	403.4	422.2	267.3	58.0	*	14
Congenital Anomalies	263	119.7	167.1	202.2	-17.4	*	52
Homicide and Legal Intervention	124	56.5	52.6	312.1	-83.1	*	51
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	193	88.1	123.9	91.8	35.0	*	34
Cerebrovascular Disease	275	125.2	126.4	106.1	19.2	*	14
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	158	71.9	71.6	94.4	-24.2	*	31
Diabetes Mellitus	197	89.7	91.7	72.0	27.4	*	28
Prematurity	258	117.5	165.2	131.5	25.6	*	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	164	74.7	67.0	62.8	6.7		30
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	249	113.4	135.9	403.8	-66.3	*	8
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*	County Rank

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
*** 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.

If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov

WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP | HSC | PUBLICATIONS | Top of Page