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	9,471	4,196.8	4,464.1	5,623.0	-20.6	*	51
Malignant Neoplasms	1,992	882.7	817.1	848.6	-3.7		48
Diseases of the Heart	1,927	853.9	804.6	632.2	27.3	*	30
Motor Vehicle Injuries	656	290.7	317.5	615.5	-48.4	*	54
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	391	173.3	176.4	369.9	-52.3	*	53
Suicide	736	326.1	364.6	312.0	16.8	*	26
Congenital Anomalies	340	150.9	221.5	306.6	-27.7	*	47
Homicide and Legal Intervention	94	41.7	40.8	374.3	-89.1	*	53
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	193	85.5	128.4	160.7	-20.1	*	33
Cerebrovascular Disease	271	120.1	106.5	110.8	-3.8		23
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	225	99.7	97.8	103.1	-5.1		18
Diabetes Mellitus	180	79.8	73.1	67.0	9.1		34
Prematurity	516	228.7	342.5	203.6	68.2	*	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	252	111.7	93.8	61.0	53.8	*	15
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	294	130.3	165.9	303.4	-45.3	*	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.