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1993 Kanawha County Selected Causes of Death
Compared to 1998 Kanawha County Selected Causes of Death


Selected
Causes of Death
1988
Number
of
Deaths
1993
Number
of
Deaths

1988
Adjusted
Rate

1993
Adjusted
Rate
% Differnce
1993 Rate
from
1988 Rate
SI*
Diseases of the Heart 8,557 7,819 375.5 324.9 -13.5 *
Malignant Neoplasms 5,734 5,966 240.0 240.5 0.2
Lung Cancer 1,993 1,983 80.8 78.1 -3.4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 1,381 1,405 61.8 59.0 -4.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 1,034 1,160 43.1 46.4 7.7
Unintentional Injuries 947 906 45.1 42.4 -5.8
Intentional Injuries 447 454 21.1 21.5 2.0
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) 103,681 95,457 6,230.2 5,743.4 -7.8 *

Selected
Causes of Death
1988
Number
of
Deaths
1993
Number
of
Deaths

1988
Adjusted
Rate

1993
Adjusted
Rate
% Differnce
1993 Rate
from
1988 Rate
SI*


NOTE: 1988 represents 1984 - 1993.
NOTE: 1993 represents 1989 - 1998.
NOTE: Rates are adjusted by age to the 2000 U.S. standard million.
* Significance Indicator. An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference between 1998 and 1993.
TS: Number is too small for a valid comparison.

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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