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Lincoln 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 12,497 6,681.0 6,871.3 5,623.0 22.2 * 11
Malignant Neoplasms 1,647 880.5 827.5 848.6 -2.5 47
Diseases of the Heart 2,212 1,182.8 1,144.2 632.2 81.0 * 5
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,044 1,092.7 1,080.4 615.5 75.5 * 26
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,155 617.7 662.4 369.9 79.1 * 12
Suicide 1,152 615.8 607.2 312.0 94.6 * 4
Congenital Anomalies 669 357.6 436.4 306.6 42.3 * 16
Homicide and Legal Intervention 439 234.7 248.8 374.3 -33.5 * 25
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 451 241.4 298.1 160.7 85.5 * 7
Cerebrovascular Disease 233 124.6 114.4 110.8 3.2 19
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 62 33.1 30.6 103.1 -70.3 * 48
Diabetes Mellitus 196 104.8 100.2 67.0 49.6 * 15
Prematurity 322 172.4 220.3 203.6 8.2 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 143 76.4 69.9 61.0 14.6 33
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 55 29.4 32.8 303.4 -89.2 * 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


See Introduction for explanation of tables.

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Last updated 08/06/97.