Upshur County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 75

Selected Causes of Death	1992-2001 YPLL	1992-2001 County Crude Rate	1992-2001 County Adjusted Rate***	1997 U.S. Adjusted Rate***	Percent Differnce From U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	17,180	7,949.4	8,160.6	4,846.6	68.4	*	39
Malignant Neoplasms	4,051	1,874.5	1,840.1	800.8	129.8	*	39
Diseases of the Heart	3,436	1,589.9	1,539.6	612.2	151.5	*	43
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,208	1,021.7	1,023.5	442.6	131.3	*	21
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries	702	324.8	320.1	318.0	0.7		48
Suicide	964	446.1	459.6	267.3	71.9	*	27
Congenital Anomalies	761	352.1	467.9	202.2	131.4	*	9
Homicide and Legal Intervention	121	56.0	52.6	312.1	-83.1	*	52
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	149	68.9	98.9	91.8	7.7		33
Cerebrovascular Disease	397	183.7	174.1	106.1	64.1	*	44
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	304	140.7	135.1	94.4	43.1	*	30
Diabetes Mellitus	402	186.0	182.7	72.0	153.7	*	39
Prematurity	373	172.4	247.2	131.5	88.0	*	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	467	216.1	193.9	62.8	208.8	*	36
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	403.8	**	**	53
Selected Causes of Death	1992-2001 YPLL	1992-2001 County Crude Rate	1992-2001 County Adjusted Rate***	1997 U.S. Adjusted Rate***	Percent Differnce From U.S	SI*	County Rank

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
*** 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 October 13, 2009.

If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:hlthstat@wvdhhr.org For problems or questions concerning the WEB page, contact Tom Leonard at: tomnleonard@wv.gov

WV | DHHR | BPH | OEHP | HSC | PUBLICATIONS | Top of Page