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	4,464	1,286.7	971.3	863.8	12.4	*	18
Diseases of the Heart	1,436	413.9	302.5	289.5	4.5		47
Malignant Neoplasms	999	288.0	222.1	203.2	9.3	*	16
Lung	329	94.8	73.4	56.8	29.1	*	15
Colon	88	25.4	19.5	19.6	-0.7		35
Breast	54	29.9	23.9	34.0	-29.6	*	50
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	528	152.2	116.8	109.3	6.9		14
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	320	92.2	64.8	57.9	11.9		12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	213	61.4	45.7	34.9	30.9	*	23
Pneumonia and Influenza	174	50.2	35.0	32.0	9.4		18
Unintentional Injuries	213	61.4	57.9	37.0	56.4	*	19
Motor Vehicle	106	30.6	32.4	18.8	72.5	*	22
Non-Motor Vehicle	107	30.8	25.4	18.2	39.8	*	17
Intentional Injuries	68	19.6	18.8	22.5	-16.6		33
Suicide	56	16.1	15.0	12.4	21.3		20
Homicide and Legal Intervention	12	3.5	3.7	9.9	**	**	42
All Other Causes of Death	1,041	300.1	224.6	187.0	20.1	*	4

* 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.