Selected Causes of Deaths, 1986 - 1995

Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 65

Selected Causes of Death	1986-95 YPLL	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	7,806	5,920.8	6,388.0	5,623.0	13.6	*	20
Malignant Neoplasms	1,260	955.7	958.7	848.6	13.0	*	21
Diseases of the Heart	1,365	1,035.3	1,065.2	632.2	68.5	*	6
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,093	829.0	909.6	615.5	47.8	*	32
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	863	655.0	687.1	369.9	85.7	*	10
Suicide	442	335.3	372.3	312.0	19.3	*	24
Congenital Anomalies	312	236.7	273.3	306.6	-10.9	*	39
Homicide and Legal Intervention	156	118.3	140.2	374.3	-62.5	*	41
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	48.9	60.0	160.7	-62.6	*	48
Cerebrovascular Disease	159	120.6	124.3	110.8	12.2		12
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	88	66.7	64.6	103.1	-37.4	*	31
Diabetes Mellitus	187	141.8	146.0	67.0	118.0	*	3
Prematurity	516	391.4	470.9	203.6	131.3	*	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60	45.5	42.8	61.0	-29.9	*	43
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	29	22.0	24.2	303.4	-92.0	*	43

* 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

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

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Last updated 08/06/97.