Fayette County

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1990b Fayette County Selected Causes of Death


Selected
Causes of Death
1985a
Number of Deaths
1990b
Number of Deaths
1985a
Adjusted Ratec
1990b
Adjusted Ratec
% Difference 1990b Ratec
From
1985a Ratec
SI*
Diseases of the Heart 2,692 2,446 448.6 396.8 -11.6 *
Malignant Neoplasms 1,311 1,381 214.5 227.4 6.0
Lung Cancer 458 463 74.6 76.3 2.3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 368 320 61.2 50.9 -16.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 287 328 45.8 51.8 13.1
Unintentional Injuries 304 283 57.6 57.1 -0.8
Intentional Injuries 118 123 23.3 26.5 13.3
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) 28,813 26,449 6,806.7 7,342.0 7.9 *


a. 1985 represents aggregated data from 1981-90;
b. 1990 represents aggregated data from 1986-95.
c. Rate per 100,000 adjusted by age and sex to the 1990 U.S. population
* An asterisk (*) indicates a statistically significant differences between 1985 and 1990.
** Numbers are too small for a valid comparison.

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.