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	909	1,152.8	948.1	863.8	9.8	*	27
Diseases of the Heart	337	427.4	349.9	289.5	20.9	*	24
Malignant Neoplasms	197	249.8	203.6	203.2	0.2		40
Lung	72	91.3	76.2	56.8	34.1	*	12
Colon	14	17.8	13.6	19.6	**	**	54
Breast	12	29.9	27.2	34.0	**	**	41
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	99	125.6	99.9	109.3	-8.6		44
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	63	79.9	62.4	57.9	7.7		19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49	62.1	48.2	34.9	38.2		19
Pneumonia and Influenza	30	38.0	26.8	32.0	-16.3		46
Unintentional Injuries	54	68.5	66.2	37.0	78.8	*	9
Motor Vehicle	27	34.2	33.7	18.8	79.4	*	15
Non-Motor Vehicle	27	34.2	32.4	18.2	78.2	*	4
Intentional Injuries	13	16.5	16.6	22.5	**	**	38
Suicide	12	15.2	15.4	12.4	**	**	17
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1	1.3	1.2	9.9	**	**	52
All Other Causes of Death	166	210.5	174.5	187.0	-6.7		40

* 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.