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*	County Rank
Total Deaths, All Causes	1,797	1,144.7	925.0	863.8	7.1	*	37
Diseases of the Heart	638	406.4	317.8	289.5	9.8	*	42
Malignant Neoplasms	393	250.3	206.1	203.2	1.4		33
Lung	132	84.1	70.2	56.8	23.5	*	19
Colon	39	24.8	19.7	19.6	0.3		32
Breast	30	36.6	32.1	34.0	-5.6		17
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	192	122.3	99.5	109.3	-9.0		47
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	120	76.4	57.8	57.9	-0.1		33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	88	56.1	44.4	34.9	27.2		27
Pneumonia and Influenza	80	51.0	37.7	32.0	17.8		10
Unintentional Injuries	85	54.1	52.6	37.0	42.2	*	26
Motor Vehicle	38	24.2	25.4	18.8	35.1		35
Non-Motor Vehicle	47	29.9	27.2	18.2	49.4	*	12
Intentional Injuries	30	19.1	19.3	22.5	-14.1		30
Suicide	24	15.3	15.0	12.4	21.3		19
Homicide and Legal Intervention	6	3.8	4.3	9.9	**	**	39
All Other Causes of Death	363	231.2	189.4	187.0	1.3		25

* An asterick (*) indicates a statistically significant difference from the U.S. rate.
** Number is too small for a valid comparison.
*** 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.