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	3,134	872.3	983.5	863.8	13.9	*	14
Diseases of the Heart	1,166	324.6	374.0	289.5	29.2	*	9
Malignant Neoplasms	736	204.9	220.6	203.2	8.6	*	18
Lung	263	73.2	77.0	56.8	35.5	*	9
Colon	49	13.6	15.0	19.6	-23.4	*	52
Breast	39	21.4	23.5	34.0	-31.0	*	51
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	385	107.2	116.8	109.3	6.8		15
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	201	55.9	66.9	57.9	15.6	*	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	108	30.1	33.7	34.9	-3.6		50
Pneumonia and Influenza	111	30.9	38.3	32.0	19.6		9
Unintentional Injuries	166	46.2	47.9	37.0	29.4	*	33
Motor Vehicle	84	23.4	23.8	18.8	26.6		36
Non-Motor Vehicle	82	22.8	24.1	18.2	32.4	*	24
Intentional Injuries	65	18.1	18.5	22.5	-17.8		34
Suicide	45	12.5	12.6	12.4	1.8		36
Homicide and Legal Intervention	20	5.6	5.9	9.9	-40.8	*	30
All Other Causes of Death	581	161.7	183.7	187.0	-1.8		30

* 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.