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	1,638	992.8	969.6	863.8	12.2	*	19
Diseases of the Heart	603	365.5	357.0	289.5	23.3	*	15
Malignant Neoplasms	369	223.7	204.0	203.2	0.4		38
Lung	120	72.7	64.3	56.8	13.2		31
Colon	38	23.0	20.5	19.6	4.8		22
Breast	23	27.6	26.0	34.0	-23.4		46
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	188	114.0	106.0	109.3	-3.0		40
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	94	57.0	59.9	57.9	3.4		25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63	38.2	36.6	34.9	4.7		42
Pneumonia and Influenza	52	31.5	31.7	32.0	-1.1		31
Unintentional Injuries	103	62.4	65.1	37.0	75.9	*	13
Motor Vehicle	67	40.6	42.3	18.8	125.1	*	5
Non-Motor Vehicle	36	21.8	22.7	18.2	25.0		28
Intentional Injuries	45	27.3	27.5	22.5	22.3		9
Suicide	33	20.0	19.4	12.4	56.3	*	6
Homicide and Legal Intervention	12	7.3	8.1	9.9	**	**	17
All Other Causes of Death	309	187.3	187.9	187.0	0.5		27

* 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.