Cabell County
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1989 - 1998
Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce from U.S	SI*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	11,875	1,230.1	1,022.4	918.7	11.3	*	15
Diseases of the Heart	4,142	429.1	350.0	299.2	17.0	*	28
Malignant Neoplasms	2,684	278.0	228.8	213.0	7.4	*	19
Lung	842	87.2	70.9	59.0	20.2	*	25
Colon	260	26.9	21.8	19.6	11.1		22
Breast	207	40.4	34.7	34.3	1.1		12
Prostate	154	34.0	27.0	28.8	-6.4		20
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	1,221	126.5	105.1	102.8	2.2		19
Diabetes	297	30.8	25.3	22.7	11.6		38
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	893	92.5	74.9	63.1	18.7	*	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	577	59.8	47.8	40.5	17.9	*	32
Pneumonia and Influenza	442	45.8	37.2	33.8	10.0		16
Unintentional Injuries	379	39.3	36.8	35.6	3.3		44
Motor Vehicle	153	15.8	15.5	16.3	-5.0		46
Non-Motor Vehicle	226	23.4	21.3	19.3	10.4		29
Intentional Injuries	187	19.4	18.9	21.3	-11.2		28
Suicide	122	12.6	12.0	12.0	0.3		38
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	65	6.7	6.9	9.3	-26.1	*	21
All Other Causes of Death	2,274	235.6	202.7	189.4	7.0	*	9
Selected Causes of Death	1989-98 Number of Deaths	1989-98 County Crude Rate	1989-98 County Adjusted Rate**	1994 U.S. Adjusted Rate**	Percent Differnce 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 7, 2001.

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