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Jefferson 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 17,537 5,510.8 5,477.1 5,623.0 -2.6 * 43
Malignant Neoplasms 2,980 936.6 921.9 848.6 8.6 * 32
Diseases of the Heart 2,982 937.2 906.4 632.2 43.4 * 18
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,561 804.9 794.3 615.5 29.0 * 42
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,102 660.5 657.7 369.9 77.8 * 13
Suicide 987 310.2 308.8 312.0 -1.0 42
Congenital Anomalies 674 211.8 214.3 306.6 -30.1 * 48
Homicide and Legal Intervention 559 175.8 182.6 374.3 -51.2 * 35
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 451 141.9 148.6 160.7 -7.5 23
Cerebrovascular Disease 310 97.6 93.8 110.8 -15.3 * 31
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 217 68.2 66.5 103.1 -35.5 * 29
Diabetes Mellitus 214 67.2 67.9 67.0 1.4 37
Prematurity 129 40.5 42.0 203.6 -79.4 * 50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 126 39.6 37.3 61.0 -38.8 * 47
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 351 110.3 112.7 303.4 -62.9 * 10


* 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.