Kanawha County

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1990b Kanawha 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 8,943 8,214 388.7 331.6 -14.7 *
Malignant Neoplasms 5,424 5,880 224.6 234.3 4.3
Lung Cancer 1,845 2,025 75.1 80.0 6.6
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 1,455 1,367 64.3 55.2 -14.2 *
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 928 1,079 39.1 43.0 10.0
Unintentional Injuries 943 920 43.7 44.5 1.8
Intentional Injuries 417 465 19.3 22.7 17.7
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) 108,277 99,876 5,815.1 6,007.2 3.3 *


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


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Last updated 08/06/97.