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West Virginia
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Number of Deaths

Selected
Causes of Death		 1992-2001
Number of Deaths		 1992-2001
State Crude Rate		 1992-2001
State Adjusted Rate**		 1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**		 Percent Difference
from U.S		 SI*
Total Deaths, All Causes 205,148 1,134.5 980.6 882.2 11.1 *
Diseases of the Heart 68,211 377.2 322.4 279.0 15.6 *
Malignant Neoplasms 47,154 260.8 221.6 203.9 8.7 *
    Lung 15,442 85.4 71.8 57.6 24.6 *
    Colon 4,144 22.9 19.5 18.3 6.4 *
    Breast 3,210 34.5 29.8 28.2 5.7 *
    Prostate 2,493 28.4 23.8 33.9 -29.7 *
    All Other Malignant Neoplasms 21,865 120.9 103.5 99.6 3.9 *
Diabetes 6,703 37.1 31.6 23.8 32.6 *
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 12,494 69.1 59.1 61.6 -4.0 *
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 11,502 63.6 53.6 41.4 29.4 *
Pneumonia and Influenza 5,862 32.4 27.9 33.5 -16.7 *
Unintentional Injuries 7,967 44.1 42.2 35.6 18.5 *
    Motor Vehicle 3,850 21.3 21.0 15.9 32.0 *
    Non Motor Vehicle 4,117 22.8 21.2 19.6 8.1 *
Intentional Injuries 3,602 19.9 19.4 18.4 5.5 *
    Suicide 2,580 14.3 13.7 11.3 21.1 *
    Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,022 5.7 5.7 7.2 -20.6 *
All Other Causes of Death 41,653 230.3 202.8 185.1 9.6 *
Selected
Causes of Death		 1992-2001
Number of Deaths		 1992-2001
State Crude Rate		 1992-2001
State Adjusted Rate**		 1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**		 Percent Difference
from U.S		 SI*


* 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.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated April 19, 2004.

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Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov
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