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Hancock County

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 3,857 1,094.7 922.1 863.8 6.8 * 38
Diseases of the Heart 1,520 431.4 361.9 289.5 25.0 * 13
Malignant Neoplasms 913 259.1 207.2 203.2 2.0 32
Lung 302 85.7 66.6 56.8 17.2 * 27
Colon 87 24.7 20.4 19.6 4.1 23
Breast 69 37.6 30.3 34.0 -11.0 25
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 455 129.1 104.5 109.3 -4.4 41
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 258 73.2 63.1 57.9 8.9 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 161 45.7 36.4 34.9 4.2 44
Pneumonia and Influenza 100 28.4 24.6 32.0 -23.1 * 50
Unintentional Injuries 119 33.8 33.1 37.0 -10.6 52
Motor Vehicle 55 15.6 16.2 18.8 -13.9 48
Non-Motor Vehicle 64 18.2 16.9 18.2 -7.2 49
Intentional Injuries 55 15.6 15.4 22.5 -31.3 * 43
Suicide 46 13.1 12.4 12.4 -0.1 38
Homicide and Legal Intervention 9 2.6 3.1 9.9 ** ** 46
All Other Causes of Death 731 207.5 180.4 187.0 -3.5 35


* 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.