Upshur 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	2,558	1,100.1	959.1	882.2	8.7	*	40
Diseases of the Heart	876	376.7	321.0	279.0	15.1	*	37
Malignant Neoplasms	594	255.5	226.4	203.9	11.0	*	22
Lung	158	68.0	59.9	57.6	4.0		48
Colon	49	21.1	18.2	18.3	-0.3		37
Breast	45	37.7	33.5	28.2	18.9		13
Prostate	36	31.8	27.5	33.9	-18.7		16
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	306	131.6	117.6	99.6	18.1	*	6
Diabetes	69	29.7	25.8	23.8	8.2		46
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	136	58.5	49.7	61.6	-19.3	*	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	150	64.5	55.4	41.4	33.8	*	25
Pneumonia and Influenza	67	28.8	24.2	33.5	-27.8	*	45
Unintentional Injuries	104	44.7	41.8	35.6	17.4		34
Motor Vehicle	55	23.7	23.1	15.9	45.1	*	29
Non Motor Vehicle	49	21.1	18.7	19.6	-4.5		42
Intentional Injuries	37	15.9	15.8	18.4	-14.2		42
Suicide	33	14.2	14.2	11.3	25.6		29
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	4	1.7	1.6	7.2	TS	TS	51
All Other Causes of Death	525	225.8	199.1	185.1	7.5		29
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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