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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 5,831 6,274.6 6,511.9 5,623.0 15.8 * 16
Malignant Neoplasms 820 882.4 852.3 848.6 0.4 42
Diseases of the Heart 828 891.0 819.2 632.2 29.6 * 26
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,426 1,534.5 1,649.5 615.5 168.0 * 3
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 275 295.9 295.1 369.9 -20.2 * 47
Suicide 282 303.5 321.2 312.0 3.0 40
Congenital Anomalies 386 415.9 460.1 306.6 50.1 * 14
Homicide and Legal Intervention 165 177.6 193.4 374.3 -48.3 * 33
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 193 208.2 248.8 160.7 54.8 * 10
Cerebrovascular Disease 89 95.8 90.5 110.8 -18.4 * 35
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 70 75.3 71.2 103.1 -30.9 * 26
Diabetes Mellitus 111 119.4 125.4 67.0 87.2 * 6
Prematurity 64 69.4 82.9 203.6 -59.3 * 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 26 28.0 23.0 61.0 -62.2 * 53
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 78 83.9 85.8 303.4 -71.7 * 15


* 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.