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	816	1,064.0	820.1	863.8	-5.1		54
Diseases of the Heart	306	399.0	281.2	289.5	-2.9		53
Malignant Neoplasms	178	232.1	188.7	203.2	-7.1		51
Lung	50	65.2	52.1	56.8	-8.3		50
Colon	25	32.6	26.2	19.6	33.5		3
Breast	16	41.4	38.2	34.0	**	**	4
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	87	113.4	91.2	109.3	-16.6		53
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	50	65.2	46.3	57.9	-20.1		50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27	35.2	25.5	34.9	-26.8		54
Pneumonia and Influenza	29	37.8	28.2	32.0	-11.9		43
Unintentional Injuries	44	57.4	54.7	37.0	47.8	*	23
Motor Vehicle	22	28.7	30.5	18.8	62.0		26
Non-Motor Vehicle	22	28.7	24.2	18.2	33.2		22
Intentional Injuries	23	30.0	30.8	22.5	37.1		4
Suicide	15	19.6	19.4	12.4	**	**	5
Homicide and Legal Intervention	8	10.4	11.4	9.9	**	**	7
All Other Causes of Death	159	207.3	164.6	187.0	-12.0		50

* 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.