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	12,913	4,362.7	4,525.1	5,623.0	-19.5	*	50
Malignant Neoplasms	2,725	920.6	829.5	848.6	-2.3		46
Diseases of the Heart	2,328	786.5	691.6	632.2	9.4	*	49
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,683	568.6	627.4	615.5	1.9		48
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	716	242.1	285.4	369.9	-22.8	*	48
Suicide	960	324.3	339.3	312.0	8.8	*	35
Congenital Anomalies	304	102.7	144.5	306.6	-52.9	*	55
Homicide and Legal Intervention	287	97.0	120.3	374.3	-67.9	*	44
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	21.8	31.0	160.7	-80.7	*	51
Cerebrovascular Disease	262	88.5	74.5	110.8	-32.7	*	45
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	403	136.1	133.4	103.1	29.4	*	7
Diabetes Mellitus	229	77.4	74.0	67.0	10.4		33
Prematurity	193	65.4	93.0	203.6	-54.3	*	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	159	53.7	40.4	61.0	-33.7	*	44
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	173	58.6	72.6	303.4	-76.1	*	21

* 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.