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Boone County

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 13,330 5,893.3 6,120.4 5,623.0 8.8 * 24
Malignant Neoplasms 2,305 1,019.1 973.7 848.6 14.7 * 17
Diseases of the Heart 2,065 912.9 872.8 632.2 38.1 * 20
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,281 1,450.8 1,593.9 615.5 159.0 * 4
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,156 511.1 549.0 369.9 48.4 * 20
Suicide 334 147.7 154.6 312.0 -50.5 * 54
Congenital Anomalies 328 145.0 175.9 306.6 -42.6 * 52
Homicide and Legal Intervention 338 149.4 166.1 374.3 -55.6 * 36
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 258 114.1 144.5 160.7 -10.1 * 27
Cerebrovascular Disease 300 132.6 130.1 110.8 17.4 * 9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 237 104.8 97.9 103.1 -5.0 17
Diabetes Mellitus 240 106.1 97.2 67.0 45.0 * 18
Prematurity 64 28.5 38.8 203.6 -80.9 * 51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 303 134.0 131.8 61.0 116.0 * 5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 84 37.1 36.0 303.4 -88.2 * 37


* 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.