Selected Causes of Deaths, 1986 - 1995

Number of Deaths

Selected Causes of Death	1986-95 Number of Deaths	1986-95 County Crude Rate	1986-95 County Adjusted Rate**	1990 U.S. Crude Rate	Percent Differnce From U.S	SI*
Total Deaths, All Causes	198,374	1,106.1	963.5	863.8	11.5	*
Diseases of the Heart	71,894	400.9	343.5	289.5	18.7	*
Malignant Neoplasms	45,275	252.4	217.0	203.2	6.8	*
Lung	14,506	80.9	69.2	56.8	21.8	*
Colon	4,161	23.2	19.8	19.6	1.1
Breast	3,290	35.3	30.6	34.0	-9.9	*
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	23,318	130.0	112.1	109.3	2.5	*
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	12,454	69.4	59.3	57.9	2.5	*
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9,772	54.5	46.2	34.9	32.4	*
Pneumonia and Influenza	6,678	37.2	32.0	32.0	-0.1
Unintentional Injuries	8,602	48.0	47.2	37.0	27.6	*
Motor Vehicle	4,450	24.8	25.3	18.8	34.4	*
Non-Motor Vehicle	4,152	23.2	21.9	18.2	20.5	*
Intentional Injuries	3,678	20.5	20.7	22.5	-7.9	*
Suicide	2,476	13.8	13.7	12.4	10.4	*
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,202	6.7	7.0	9.9	-28.8	*
All Other Causes of Death	40,021	223.1	197.5	187.0	5.6	*

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Adjusted rates are adjusted by age and sex to the 1990 U.S. population distribution.
Note: All rates are per 100,000 population.

Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Comments

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Last updated 08/06/97.