Gilmer County

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1990b Gilmer 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 328 306 324.7 281.2 -13.4
Malignant Neoplasms 164 178 175.5 188.7 7.5
Lung Cancer 47 50 49.9 52.1 4.4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 54 50 53.5 46.3 -13.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 37 27 37.2 25.5 -31.4
Unintentional Injuries 56 44 70.9 54.7 -22.9
Intentional Injuries 11 23 14.1 30.8 ** **
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) 4,738 3,935 7,675.3 6,726.6 -12.4 *


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.