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West Virginia
Selected Causes of Deaths, 1992 - 2001
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 75

Selected
Causes of Death
1992-2001
YPLL
1992-2001
State Crude Rate
1992-2001
State Adjusted Rate**
1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Difference
from U.S
SI*
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,515,616 9,022.0 8,709.3 4,883.2 78.4 *
Malignant Neoplasms 357,307 2,126.9 1,916.3 843.7 127.1 *
Diseases of the Heart 314,489 1,872.1 1,683.1 645.5 160.7 *
Motor Vehicle Injuries 135,838 808.6 840.1 479.0 75.4 *
Non Motor Vehicle Injuries 81,800 486.9 506.4 345.4 46.6 *
Suicide 74,294 442.2 450.0 278.6 61.5 *
Congenital Anomalies 44,487 264.8 316.4 224.3 41.0 *
Homicide and Legal Intervention 39,022 232.3 243.8 269.0 -9.4 *
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 19,220 114.4 141.7 84.1 68.5 *
Cerebrovascular Disease 38,959 231.9 208.7 117.1 78.2 *
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 29,393 175.0 163.5 98.8 65.5 *
Diabetes Mellitus 42,228 251.4 226.8 82.4 175.3 *
Prematurity 20,115 119.7 148.3 166.0 -10.7 *
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 46,041 274.1 236.6 67.7 249.5 *
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 15,737 93.7 98.1 168.9 -41.9 *
Selected
Causes of Death


1992-2001
YPLL
1992-2001
State Crude Rate
1992-2001
State Adjusted Rate**
1997
U.S. Adjusted Rate**
Percent Difference
from U.S



SI*


* 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.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.


Last updated April 19, 2004.

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