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Monongalia 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 5,769 739.5 869.4 918.7 -5.4 * 52
Diseases of the Heart 1,729 221.6 262.9 299.2 -12.1 * 55
Malignant Neoplasms 1,300 166.6 194.8 213.0 -8.5 * 53
    Lung 383 49.1 56.9 59.0 -3.5 50
    Colon 104 13.3 15.6 19.6 -20.5 * 50
    Breast 103 26.3 31.5 34.3 -8.1 26
    Prostate 70 18.0 21.5 28.8 -25.3 * 45
   All Other Malignant Neoplasms 640 82.0 95.7 102.8 -6.9 * 42
Diabetes 149 19.1 22.1 22.7 -2.7 46
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 390 50.0 60.3 63.1 -4.4 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 290 37.2 43.1 40.5 6.5 40
Pneumonia and Influenza 177 22.7 27.2 33.8 -19.6 * 48
Unintentional Injuries 218 27.9 29.8 35.6 -16.4 * 50
    Motor Vehicle 102 13.1 13.3 16.3 -18.6 * 50
    Non-Motor Vehicle 116 14.9 16.5 19.3 -14.4 46
Intentional Injuries 105 13.5 14.3 21.3 -32.9 * 50
    Suicide 90 11.5 12.3 12.0 2.1 35
    Homicide and Legal
    Intervention
15 1.9 2.0 9.3 TS TS 48
All Other Causes of Death 1,411 180.9 214.9 189.4 13.4 * 6
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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