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McDowell 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 4,481 1,271.8 1,191.2 863.8 37.9 * 2
Diseases of the Heart 1,540 437.1 403.7 289.5 39.5 * 3
Malignant Neoplasms 929 263.7 237.9 203.2 17.1 * 6
Lung 312 88.6 79.4 56.8 39.8 * 8
Colon 79 22.4 20.3 19.6 3.4 25
Breast 54 29.0 25.3 34.0 -25.5 * 44
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 484 137.4 124.9 109.3 14.2 * 4
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 204 57.9 53.2 57.9 -8.1 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 286 81.2 71.9 34.9 106.1 * 3
Pneumonia and Influenza 123 34.9 32.1 32.0 0.4 29
Unintentional Injuries 245 69.5 72.8 37.0 96.9 * 1
Motor Vehicle 113 32.1 33.2 18.8 76.3 * 18
Non-Motor Vehicle 132 37.5 39.7 18.2 118.0 * 1
Intentional Injuries 143 40.6 46.5 22.5 106.5 * 1
Suicide 78 22.1 23.9 12.4 93.0 * 1
Homicide and Legal Intervention 65 18.4 22.5 9.9 127.5 * 1
All Other Causes of Death 1,011 286.9 272.9 187.0 46.0 * 1


* 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.