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Braxton 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 7,076 6,570.0 6,974.8 5,623.0 24.0 * 8
Malignant Neoplasms 1,017 944.2 922.2 848.6 8.7 * 31
Diseases of the Heart 997 926.1 900.5 632.2 42.4 * 19
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,370 1,271.9 1,417.1 615.5 130.2 * 8
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 565 525.0 601.3 369.9 62.6 * 15
Suicide 585 543.1 600.4 312.0 92.4 * 5
Congenital Anomalies 496 461.0 518.5 306.6 69.1 * 7
Homicide and Legal Intervention 192 178.3 221.5 374.3 -40.8 * 27
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 258 239.5 263.6 160.7 64.0 * 9
Cerebrovascular Disease 78 72.4 65.3 110.8 -41.1 * 48
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 61 56.6 54.6 103.1 -47.0 * 37
Diabetes Mellitus 82 76.1 75.2 67.0 12.2 31
Prematurity 64 59.9 63.7 203.6 -68.7 * 48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 94 87.3 75.2 61.0 23.3 29
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 129 119.8 145.1 303.4 -52.2 * 5


* 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.