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	1,070	1,071.8	1,016.5	863.8	17.7	*	9
Diseases of the Heart	362	362.6	339.5	289.5	17.3	*	31
Malignant Neoplasms	275	275.5	258.0	203.2	27.0	*	3
Lung	89	89.2	83.6	56.8	47.1	*	5
Colon	21	21.0	19.4	19.6	-0.9		36
Breast	15	29.6	29.5	34.0	**	**	35
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	150	150.3	140.0	109.3	28.1	*	1
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	69	69.1	66.0	57.9	14.0		10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55	55.1	52.6	34.9	50.8	*	12
Pneumonia and Influenza	35	35.1	32.2	32.0	0.7		28
Unintentional Injuries	70	70.1	72.3	37.0	95.4	*	2
Motor Vehicle	42	42.1	45.9	18.8	144.2	*	2
Non-Motor Vehicle	28	28.0	26.4	18.2	45.0		14
Intentional Injuries	21	21.0	22.4	22.5	-0.3		21
Suicide	9	9.0	10.0	12.4	**	**	50
Homicide and Legal Intervention	12	12.0	12.5	9.9	**	**	6
All Other Causes of Death	183	183.3	173.4	187.0	-7.3		42

* 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.