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	1,187	1,081.4	915.6	863.8	6.0		40
Diseases of the Heart	475	432.7	356.2	289.5	23.1	*	16
Malignant Neoplasms	249	226.8	186.9	203.2	-8.0		52
Lung	48	43.7	34.8	56.8	-38.7	*	54
Colon	27	24.6	21.5	19.6	9.8		17
Breast	9	16.2	14.8	34.0	**	**	54
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	165	150.3	123.1	109.3	12.6		8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	74	67.4	56.6	57.9	-2.3		36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49	44.6	35.0	34.9	0.2		48
Pneumonia and Influenza	36	32.8	28.3	32.0	-11.5		42
Unintentional Injuries	74	67.4	64.7	37.0	75.0	*	14
Motor Vehicle	47	42.8	43.3	18.8	130.6	*	4
Non-Motor Vehicle	27	24.6	21.4	18.2	17.6		32
Intentional Injuries	22	20.0	19.2	22.5	-14.8		31
Suicide	17	15.5	14.3	12.4	**	**	23
Homicide and Legal Intervention	5	4.6	4.9	9.9	**	**	36
All Other Causes of Death	208	189.5	168.7	187.0	-9.8		49

* 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.