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	2,652	1,025.1	1,062.4	863.8	23.0	*	6
Diseases of the Heart	876	338.6	352.6	289.5	21.8	*	21
Malignant Neoplasms	621	240.0	238.3	203.2	17.3	*	5
Lung	247	95.5	92.4	56.8	62.7	*	3
Colon	47	18.2	18.1	19.6	-7.5		42
Breast	35	26.3	25.6	34.0	-24.7		45
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	292	112.9	114.6	109.3	4.9		17
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	143	55.3	58.7	57.9	1.3		29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	163	63.0	63.7	34.9	82.6	*	5
Pneumonia and Influenza	75	29.0	32.1	32.0	0.2		30
Unintentional Injuries	164	63.4	68.2	37.0	84.4	*	4
Motor Vehicle	99	38.3	41.0	18.8	117.9	*	6
Non-Motor Vehicle	65	25.1	27.3	18.2	49.9	*	11
Intentional Injuries	37	14.3	14.6	22.5	-34.9	*	49
Suicide	20	7.7	8.0	12.4	-35.5	*	53
Homicide and Legal Intervention	17	6.6	6.6	9.9	**	**	23
All Other Causes of Death	573	221.5	234.2	187.0	25.2	*	3

* 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.