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Monongalia County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Number of Deaths

Selected
Causes of Death
1992-2001
Number of Deaths
1992-2001
County Crude Rate
1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate**
1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Difference
from U.S
SI* County
Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes 6,060 757.8 901.0 882.2 2.1 51
Diseases of the Heart 1,821 227.7 273.1 279.0 -2.1 54
Malignant Neoplasms 1,393 174.2 205.5 203.9 0.8 47
    Lung 412 51.5 60.6 57.6 5.2 47
    Colon 126 15.8 18.8 18.3 2.6 35
    Breast 107 26.9 31.9 28.2 13.2 21
    Prostate 74 18.4 22.1 33.9 -34.7 * 40
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 674 84.3 99.2 99.6 -0.4 40
Diabetes 158 19.8 23.3 23.8 -2.0 49
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 373 46.6 56.6 61.6 -8.1 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 313 39.1 46.4 41.4 12.2 * 44
Pneumonia and Influenza 144 18.0 21.9 33.5 -34.8 * 52
Unintentional Injuries 228 28.5 30.2 35.6 -15.2 * 47
    Motor Vehicle 93 11.6 11.4 15.9 -28.0 * 51
    Non Motor Vehicle 135 16.9 18.7 19.6 -4.4 41
Intentional Injuries 114 14.3 15.2 18.4 -17.6 * 43
    Suicide 98 12.3 12.9 11.3 14.3 40
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
16 2.0 2.2 7.2 TS TS 45
All Other Causes of Death 1,516 189.6 228.9 185.1 23.7 * 8
Selected
Causes of Death
1992-2001
Number of Deaths
1992-2001
County Crude Rate
1992-2001
County Adjusted Rate**
1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Difference
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 31, 2004.

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