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	2,148	1,004.6	1,003.6	863.8	16.2	*	10
Diseases of the Heart	800	374.1	374.2	289.5	29.3	*	8
Malignant Neoplasms	517	241.8	233.2	203.2	14.8	*	8
Lung	186	87.0	81.9	56.8	44.3	*	6
Colon	39	18.2	17.9	19.6	-8.8		44
Breast	40	36.8	38.5	34.0	13.3		3
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	252	117.9	113.8	109.3	4.1		18
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	123	57.5	58.9	57.9	1.7		28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	98	45.8	44.9	34.9	28.7	*	26
Pneumonia and Influenza	70	32.7	33.8	32.0	5.6		22
Unintentional Injuries	122	57.1	57.4	37.0	55.2	*	20
Motor Vehicle	72	33.7	33.4	18.8	77.7	*	16
Non-Motor Vehicle	50	23.4	24.0	18.2	31.9		25
Intentional Injuries	57	26.7	26.4	22.5	17.5		11
Suicide	39	18.2	17.8	12.4	43.8		9
Homicide and Legal Intervention	18	8.4	8.6	9.9	**	**	16
All Other Causes of Death	361	168.8	174.7	187.0	-6.6		39

* 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.