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	4,318	6,501.8	6,977.6	5,623.0	24.1	*	7
Malignant Neoplasms	656	987.7	952.3	848.6	12.2	*	23
Diseases of the Heart	764	1,150.3	1,164.0	632.2	84.1	*	4
Motor Vehicle Injuries	591	889.8	961.4	615.5	56.2	*	31
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	415	624.8	758.3	369.9	105.0	*	4
Suicide	265	399.0	442.0	312.0	41.7	*	12
Congenital Anomalies	283	426.1	490.7	306.6	60.0	*	10
Homicide and Legal Intervention	50	75.3	73.6	374.3	-80.3	*	49
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	193	291.3	334.3	160.7	108.0	*	3
Cerebrovascular Disease	63	94.9	90.3	110.8	-18.5		36
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	28	42.2	37.4	103.1	-63.7	*	47
Diabetes Mellitus	49	73.8	83.5	67.0	24.6		27
Prematurity	129	194.2	217.4	203.6	6.8		24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	103	155.1	158.3	61.0	159.5	*	2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	26	39.1	39.5	303.4	-87.0	*	35

* 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.