Kanawha 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	95,457	5,554.1	5,743.4	4,846.6	18.5	*	21
Malignant Neoplasms	17,345	1,009.2	989.6	800.8	23.6	*	25
Diseases of the Heart	15,156	881.8	864.8	612.2	41.3	*	25
Motor Vehicle Injuries	12,202	710.0	747.0	442.6	68.8	*	32
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	6,621	385.3	411.8	318.0	29.5	*	25
Suicide	5,872	341.7	354.5	267.3	32.6	*	26
Congenital Anomalies	3,859	224.5	263.4	202.2	30.3	*	36
Homicide and Legal Intervention	4,997	290.7	304.2	312.1	-2.5		10
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	1,999	116.3	137.8	91.8	50.2	*	30
Cerebrovascular Disease	1,868	108.7	106.7	106.1	0.6		23
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	2,196	127.8	127.6	94.4	35.2	*	8
Diabetes Mellitus	1,819	105.8	104.1	72.0	44.6	*	22
Prematurity	1,548	90.1	106.7	131.5	-18.8	*	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1,284	74.7	72.1	62.8	14.8	*	28
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	2,314	134.6	137.1	403.8	-66.1	*	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*	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.

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