Selected Causes of Deaths, 1986 - 1995

Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) Before Age 65

Selected Causes of Death	1986-95 YPLL	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	8,786	6,171.2	6,366.2	5,623.0	13.2	*	21
Malignant Neoplasms	1,323	929.3	886.6	848.6	4.5		36
Diseases of the Heart	1,317	925.1	869.8	632.2	37.6	*	21
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,934	1,358.4	1,489.2	615.5	142.0	*	6
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	575	403.9	426.5	369.9	15.3	*	31
Suicide	558	391.9	433.2	312.0	38.8	*	16
Congenital Anomalies	386	271.1	285.1	306.6	-7.0		37
Homicide and Legal Intervention	387	271.8	309.9	374.3	-17.2	*	16
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	193	135.9	142.9	160.7	-11.1		26
Cerebrovascular Disease	177	124.3	129.7	110.8	17.1	*	10
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	80	56.2	51.0	103.1	-50.5	*	41
Diabetes Mellitus	78	54.8	49.3	67.0	-26.4	*	46
Prematurity	64	45.3	46.9	203.6	-77.0	*	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	166	116.6	107.7	61.0	76.5	*	12
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	44	30.9	35.7	303.4	-88.2	*	38

* 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

See Introduction for explanation of tables.

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Last updated 08/06/97.