Wirt 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	532	962.7	1,008.3	918.7	9.7	*	21
Diseases of the Heart	208	376.4	401.4	299.2	34.2	*	5
Malignant Neoplasms	130	235.3	232.1	213.0	9.0		14
Lung	54	97.7	94.8	59.0	60.7	*	3
Colon	11	19.9	20.2	19.6	TS	TS	32
Breast	10	35.8	34.0	34.3	TS	TS	13
Prostate	7	25.6	27.6	28.8	TS	TS	15
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	48	86.9	86.2	102.8	-16.1		54
Diabetes	20	36.2	38.9	22.7	71.5		3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	34	61.5	67.1	63.1	6.3		13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17	30.8	30.3	40.5	TS	TS	53
Pneumonia and Influenza	13	23.5	26.7	33.8	TS	TS	50
Unintentional Injuries	31	56.1	57.3	35.6	60.9	*	15
Motor Vehicle	10	18.1	17.9	16.3	TS	TS	43
Non-Motor Vehicle	21	38.0	39.4	19.3	104.0	*	1
Intentional Injuries	7	12.7	12.9	21.3	TS	TS	52
Suicide	7	12.7	12.9	12.0	TS	TS	31
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	0	0.0	0.0	9.3	TS	TS	55
All Other Causes of Death	72	130.3	141.7	189.4	-25.2	*	54
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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