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	8,861	1,277.3	966.6	863.8	11.9	*	23
Diseases of the Heart	3,253	468.9	345.4	289.5	19.3	*	26
Malignant Neoplasms	1,951	281.2	213.0	203.2	4.8		24
Lung	610	87.9	66.9	56.8	17.8	*	25
Colon	193	27.8	20.7	19.6	5.5		21
Breast	157	43.0	32.6	34.0	-4.1		14
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	991	142.9	108.2	109.3	-1.0		35
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	616	88.8	63.9	57.9	10.4	*	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	457	65.9	48.0	34.9	37.5	*	20
Pneumonia and Influenza	260	37.5	26.8	32.0	-16.3	*	45
Unintentional Injuries	276	39.8	36.7	37.0	-0.8		46
Motor Vehicle	128	18.5	18.9	18.8	0.7		44
Non-Motor Vehicle	148	21.3	17.8	18.2	-2.4		43
Intentional Injuries	136	19.6	20.4	22.5	-9.5		26
Suicide	96	13.8	14.2	12.4	14.3		25
Homicide and Legal Intervention	40	5.8	6.2	9.9	-37.4	*	27
All Other Causes of Death	1,912	275.6	212.5	187.0	13.6	*	9

* 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.