Kanawha County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Number of Deaths

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*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	23,885	1,161.9	998.5	918.7	8.7	*	22
Diseases of the Heart	7,819	380.4	324.9	299.2	8.6	*	40
Malignant Neoplasms	5,966	290.2	240.5	213.0	12.9	*	9
Lung	1,983	96.5	78.1	59.0	32.4	*	14
Colon	514	25.0	20.7	19.6	5.9		28
Breast	443	40.8	35.2	34.3	2.5		9
Prostate	323	33.3	27.4	28.8	-4.8		17
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	2,703	131.5	110.2	102.8	7.2	*	10
Diabetes	761	37.0	31.0	22.7	36.6	*	18
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	1,405	68.3	59.0	63.1	-6.5	*	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1,160	56.4	46.4	40.5	14.5	*	35
Pneumonia and Influenza	733	35.7	31.4	33.8	-7.0		37
Unintentional Injuries	906	44.1	42.4	35.6	19.2	*	34
Motor Vehicle	457	22.2	21.9	16.3	34.6	*	33
Non-Motor Vehicle	449	21.8	20.5	19.3	6.1		31
Intentional Injuries	454	22.1	21.5	21.3	0.9		20
Suicide	292	14.2	13.5	12.0	12.8		29
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	162	7.9	8.0	9.3	-14.4	*	14
All Other Causes of Death	4,681	227.7	201.3	189.4	6.3	*	11
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*	County Rank

* 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.
TS Number is too small for a valid comparison.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.


See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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