Greenbrier 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	4,507	1,264.8	988.6	918.7	7.6	*	27
Diseases of the Heart	1,391	390.3	299.3	299.2	0.0		51
Malignant Neoplasms	1,017	285.4	223.6	213.0	5.0		23
Lung	351	98.5	76.4	59.0	29.4	*	17
Colon	81	22.7	17.4	19.6	-11.2		44
Breast	59	31.9	26.7	34.3	-22.2	*	41
Prostate	63	36.8	27.4	28.8	-4.8		18
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	463	129.9	102.8	102.8	-0.0		24
Diabetes	114	32.0	24.9	22.7	9.8		39
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	289	81.1	60.6	63.1	-4.0		28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	230	64.5	48.5	40.5	19.6	*	30
Pneumonia and Influenza	161	45.2	34.1	33.8	1.0		26
Unintentional Injuries	186	52.2	48.0	35.6	34.8	*	26
Motor Vehicle	92	25.8	25.2	16.3	54.9	*	25
Non-Motor Vehicle	94	26.4	22.7	19.3	17.9		25
Intentional Injuries	69	19.4	18.2	21.3	-14.5		31
Suicide	61	17.1	15.9	12.0	32.7		15
Homicide and Legal     Intervention	8	2.2	2.3	9.3	TS	TS	47
All Other Causes of Death	1,050	294.7	231.4	189.4	22.2	*	2
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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