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	24,536	6,523.9	6,913.2	5,623.0	22.9	*	10
Malignant Neoplasms	4,380	1,164.6	1,146.0	848.6	35.0	*	3
Diseases of the Heart	3,751	997.3	983.4	632.2	55.5	*	11
Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,779	1,004.8	1,084.8	615.5	76.2	*	25
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,833	753.4	833.4	369.9	125.3	*	2
Suicide	1,107	294.3	328.5	312.0	5.3		38
Congenital Anomalies	991	263.5	315.1	306.6	2.8		32
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,390	369.6	417.6	374.3	11.6	*	5
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	322	85.7	111.4	160.7	-30.7	*	41
Cerebrovascular Disease	573	152.4	146.6	110.8	32.3	*	5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	510	135.6	137.0	103.1	32.9	*	6
Diabetes Mellitus	439	116.7	112.3	67.0	67.7	*	10
Prematurity	645	171.5	220.6	203.6	8.3	*	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	443	117.8	113.0	61.0	85.2	*	9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	102	27.1	26.3	303.4	-91.3	*	42

* 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.