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Fayette 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 26,449 6,651.8 7,342.0 5,623.0 30.6 * 3
Malignant Neoplasms 4,131 1,038.9 1,048.0 848.6 23.5 * 11
Diseases of the Heart 4,595 1,155.7 1,173.0 632.2 85.5 * 3
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,577 899.6 987.3 615.5 60.4 * 30
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,644 664.9 729.3 369.9 97.2 * 6
Suicide 1,568 394.3 441.9 312.0 41.6 * 13
Congenital Anomalies 884 222.3 303.8 306.6 -0.9 35
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,313 330.2 387.6 374.3 3.6 8
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 516 129.8 184.1 160.7 14.6 * 16
Cerebrovascular Disease 491 123.5 117.4 110.8 5.9 15
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 496 124.7 125.9 103.1 22.1 * 8
Diabetes Mellitus 331 83.2 77.3 67.0 15.4 * 28
Prematurity 709 178.4 254.0 203.6 24.8 * 15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 372 93.7 92.7 61.0 51.9 * 17
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 411 103.4 118.2 303.4 -61.1 * 9


* 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.