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	6,426	1,340.1	1,071.0	863.8	24.0	*	5
Diseases of the Heart	2,446	510.1	396.8	289.5	37.1	*	6
Malignant Neoplasms	1,381	288.0	227.4	203.2	11.9	*	13
Lung	463	96.6	76.3	56.8	34.3	*	11
Colon	123	25.7	19.9	19.6	1.6		27
Breast	107	42.9	33.9	34.0	-0.3		11
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	688	143.5	113.5	109.3	3.9		19
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	320	66.7	50.9	57.9	-12.1	*	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	328	68.4	51.8	34.9	48.4	*	13
Pneumonia and Influenza	229	47.8	37.0	32.0	15.5		11
Unintentional Injuries	283	59.0	57.1	37.0	54.4	*	21
Motor Vehicle	133	27.7	28.2	18.8	50.2	*	30
Non-Motor Vehicle	150	31.3	28.9	18.2	58.8	*	8
Intentional Injuries	123	25.7	26.5	22.5	17.6		10
Suicide	76	15.8	15.9	12.4	28.6		14
Homicide and Legal Intervention	47	9.8	10.5	9.9	6.2		9
All Other Causes of Death	1,316	274.4	223.6	187.0	19.6	*	5

* 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.