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Cabell 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 44,897 5,544.2 6,056.8 5,623.0 7.7 * 25
Malignant Neoplasms 8,023 990.8 970.8 848.6 14.4 * 19
Diseases of the Heart 7,496 925.7 922.7 632.2 46.0 * 17
Motor Vehicle Injuries 4,070 502.6 540.3 615.5 -12.2 * 51
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,890 356.9 412.9 369.9 11.6 * 34
Suicide 2,410 297.6 314.1 312.0 0.7 41
Congenital Anomalies 2,043 252.3 326.3 306.6 6.4 * 29
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,056 253.9 275.8 374.3 -26.3 * 18
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 1,225 151.3 203.0 160.7 26.3 * 15
Cerebrovascular Disease 692 85.5 83.5 110.8 -24.6 * 39
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1,088 134.4 139.3 103.1 35.1 * 3
Diabetes Mellitus 491 60.6 58.9 67.0 -12.1 * 43
Prematurity 2,193 270.8 361.8 203.6 77.7 * 6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 756 93.4 90.8 61.0 48.8 * 19
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1,386 171.2 202.1 303.4 -33.4 * 2


* 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.