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Harrison County

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 31,745 5,562.0 6,037.1 5,623.0 7.4 * 27
Malignant Neoplasms 5,430 951.5 930.5 848.6 9.7 * 28
Diseases of the Heart 5,650 989.9 973.1 632.2 53.9 * 12
Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,374 591.2 678.8 615.5 10.3 * 45
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,739 304.7 327.2 369.9 -11.5 * 43
Suicide 2,125 372.3 434.9 312.0 39.4 * 14
Congenital Anomalies 1,859 325.7 401.9 306.6 31.1 * 19
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1,152 201.8 239.6 374.3 -36.0 * 26
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 580 101.7 127.5 160.7 -20.7 * 35
Cerebrovascular Disease 645 113.0 114.7 110.8 3.5 18
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 444 77.8 81.3 103.1 -21.2 * 22
Diabetes Mellitus 713 124.9 125.2 67.0 86.9 * 7
Prematurity 1,806 316.4 396.8 203.6 94.9 * 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 476 83.4 75.7 61.0 24.1 * 27
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 220 38.5 46.0 303.4 -84.9 * 33


* 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.