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Logan County

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 4,646 1,079.7 1,118.0 863.8 29.4 * 3
Diseases of the Heart 1,639 380.9 400.8 289.5 38.4 * 4
Malignant Neoplasms 1,176 273.3 269.7 203.2 32.7 * 1
Lung 493 114.6 111.6 56.8 96.5 * 1
Colon 93 21.6 22.6 19.6 15.4 11
Breast 64 28.7 28.4 34.0 -16.3 37
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 526 122.2 120.7 109.3 10.5 * 9
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 166 38.6 40.7 57.9 -29.7 * 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 253 58.8 59.1 34.9 69.3 * 6
Pneumonia and Influenza 129 30.0 33.2 32.0 3.8 23
Unintentional Injuries 275 63.9 67.9 37.0 83.6 * 5
Motor Vehicle 131 30.4 32.2 18.8 71.1 * 23
Non-Motor Vehicle 144 33.5 35.8 18.2 96.5 * 2
Intentional Injuries 106 24.6 26.4 22.5 17.3 12
Suicide 51 11.9 12.5 12.4 0.9 37
Homicide and Legal Intervention 55 12.8 13.9 9.9 40.2 * 4
All Other Causes of Death 902 209.6 220.1 187.0 17.7 * 7


* 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.