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	3,927	1,051.2	920.7	863.8	6.6	*	39
Diseases of the Heart	1,511	404.5	352.5	289.5	21.8	*	22
Malignant Neoplasms	907	242.8	205.8	203.2	1.3		35
Lung	303	81.1	67.0	56.8	17.9	*	24
Colon	93	24.9	21.1	19.6	7.5		19
Breast	67	34.8	29.7	34.0	-12.5		29
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	444	118.9	102.4	109.3	-6.3		43
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	241	64.5	57.3	57.9	-1.1		34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	221	59.2	49.4	34.9	41.6	*	18
Pneumonia and Influenza	146	39.1	35.2	32.0	9.9		16
Unintentional Injuries	105	28.1	28.7	37.0	-22.5	*	53
Motor Vehicle	45	12.0	13.0	18.8	-30.6	*	53
Non-Motor Vehicle	60	16.1	15.6	18.2	-14.2		51
Intentional Injuries	72	19.3	19.8	22.5	-11.8		27
Suicide	50	13.4	13.4	12.4	7.8		32
Homicide and Legal Intervention	22	5.9	6.5	9.9	-34.5	*	24
All Other Causes of Death	724	193.8	172.0	187.0	-8.0	*	45

* 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.