Harrison County

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1990b Harrison County Selected Causes of Death


Selected
Causes of Death
1985a
Number of Deaths
1990b
Number of Deaths
1985a
Adjusted Ratec
1990b
Adjusted Ratec
% Difference 1990b Ratec
From
1985a Ratec
SI*
Diseases of the Heart 3,480 3,253 384.0 345.4 -10.0 *
Malignant Neoplasms 1,907 1,951 210.1 213.0 1.4
Lung Cancer 521 610 57.3 66.9 16.7
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 651 616 71.5 63.9 -10.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 380 457 41.2 48.0 16.5
Unintentional Injuries 302 276 39.5 36.7 -7.0
Intentional Injuries 130 136 17.6 20.4 16.0
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) 34,813 31,745 5,916.7 6,037.1 2.0 *


a. 1985 represents aggregated data from 1981-90;
b. 1990 represents aggregated data from 1986-95.
c. Rate per 100,000 adjusted by age and sex to the 1990 U.S. population
* An asterisk (*) indicates a statistically significant differences between 1985 and 1990.
** Numbers are too small for a valid comparison.

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.