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	3,036	1,124.8	927.6	863.8	7.4	*	36
Diseases of the Heart	1,180	437.2	358.1	289.5	23.7	*	14
Malignant Neoplasms	704	260.8	208.0	203.2	2.4		30
Lung	195	72.2	57.2	56.8	0.6		45
Colon	69	25.6	20.4	19.6	3.9		24
Breast	70	49.8	39.3	34.0	15.5		2
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	370	137.1	110.0	109.3	0.7		30
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	191	70.8	58.0	57.9	0.1		32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	187	69.3	54.5	34.9	56.1	*	9
Pneumonia and Influenza	116	43.0	36.4	32.0	13.6		13
Unintentional Injuries	76	28.2	25.9	37.0	-29.9	*	55
Motor Vehicle	31	11.5	11.4	18.8	-39.2	*	54
Non-Motor Vehicle	45	16.7	14.5	18.2	-20.4		54
Intentional Injuries	39	14.4	14.3	22.5	-36.6	*	51
Suicide	37	13.7	13.5	12.4	9.2		30
Homicide and Legal Intervention	2	0.7	0.7	9.9	**	**	54
All Other Causes of Death	543	201.2	172.5	187.0	-7.8		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

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Last updated 08/06/97.