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Braxton County

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 1,640 1,261.7 962.9 863.8 11.5 * 24
Diseases of the Heart 623 479.3 349.4 289.5 20.7 * 25
Malignant Neoplasms 356 273.9 211.1 203.2 3.9 27
Lung 106 81.6 64.2 56.8 13.0 32
Colon 43 33.1 25.0 19.6 27.4 7
Breast 17 25.4 20.8 34.0 ** ** 53
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 190 146.2 111.2 109.3 1.7 25
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 127 97.7 69.3 57.9 19.7 7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 94 72.3 53.7 34.9 53.7 * 10
Pneumonia and Influenza 52 40.0 27.8 32.0 -13.1 44
Unintentional Injuries 91 70.0 67.8 37.0 83.2 * 6
Motor Vehicle 56 43.1 43.8 18.8 133.1 * 3
Non-Motor Vehicle 35 26.9 24.0 18.2 31.7 26
Intentional Injuries 29 22.3 23.5 22.5 4.4 16
Suicide 21 16.2 16.6 12.4 34.0 12
Homicide and Legal Intervention 8 6.2 6.9 9.9 ** ** 22
All Other Causes of Death 268 206.2 160.3 187.0 -14.3 * 53


* 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.