Upshur 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	2,427	1,026.1	931.1	918.7	1.3		45
Diseases of the Heart	863	364.9	326.5	299.2	9.1	*	39
Malignant Neoplasms	554	234.2	216.2	213.0	1.5		31
Lung	155	65.5	60.8	59.0	3.1		46
Colon	54	22.8	20.6	19.6	5.1		29
Breast	38	31.5	29.6	34.3	-13.7		32
Prostate	39	33.6	29.8	28.8	3.6		10
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	268	113.3	105.1	102.8	2.2		20
Diabetes	58	24.5	22.5	22.7	-0.7		45
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	132	55.8	49.4	63.1	-21.6	*	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	122	51.6	46.2	40.5	14.0		36
Pneumonia and Influenza	74	31.3	27.4	33.8	-18.8		47
Unintentional Injuries	103	43.5	41.4	35.6	16.2		36
Motor Vehicle	51	21.6	20.9	16.3	28.4		36
Non-Motor Vehicle	52	22.0	20.5	19.3	6.0		32
Intentional Injuries	37	15.6	16.1	21.3	-24.6	*	38
Suicide	33	14.0	14.2	12.0	18.4		26
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	4	1.7	1.8	9.3	TS	TS	51
All Other Causes of Death	484	204.6	185.3	189.4	-2.2		22
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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