Wetzel 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	2,210	1,216.6	1,023.9	882.2	16.1	*	16
Diseases of the Heart	794	437.1	363.8	279.0	30.4	*	11
Malignant Neoplasms	479	263.7	218.4	203.9	7.1		27
Lung	165	90.8	73.8	57.6	28.2	*	18
Colon	45	24.8	20.0	18.3	9.3		28
Breast	26	27.7	24.3	28.2	-13.7		45
Prostate	21	23.9	20.0	33.9	-41.0	*	48
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	222	122.2	102.3	99.6	2.7		31
Diabetes	76	41.8	33.9	23.8	42.5	*	19
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	185	101.8	84.7	61.6	37.5	*	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	110	60.6	49.7	41.4	20.0		38
Pneumonia and Influenza	122	67.2	56.4	33.5	68.5	*	2
Unintentional Injuries	63	34.7	33.1	35.6	-7.1		46
Motor Vehicle	33	18.2	18.2	15.9	14.5		40
Non Motor Vehicle	30	16.5	14.8	19.6	-24.2		51
Intentional Injuries	35	19.3	19.1	18.4	3.7		29
Suicide	27	14.9	14.9	11.3	32.0		23
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	8	4.4	4.2	7.2	TS	TS	33
All Other Causes of Death	346	190.5	164.9	185.1	-10.9	*	49
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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