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	13,296	4,198.7	4,373.5	5,623.0	-22.2	*	52
Malignant Neoplasms	2,827	892.7	852.8	848.6	0.5		41
Diseases of the Heart	2,763	872.5	811.2	632.2	28.3	*	28
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,263	398.8	477.1	615.5	-22.5	*	53
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	960	303.3	340.4	369.9	-8.0	*	42
Suicide	1,014	320.2	368.4	312.0	18.1	*	25
Congenital Anomalies	412	130.3	152.8	306.6	-50.2	*	54
Homicide and Legal Intervention	721	227.7	265.7	374.3	-29.0	*	19
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	20.4	25.7	160.7	-84.0	*	52
Cerebrovascular Disease	296	93.5	92.5	110.8	-16.5	*	32
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	80	25.3	22.5	103.1	-78.2	*	51
Diabetes Mellitus	361	114.0	111.8	67.0	66.9	*	11
Prematurity	193	61.1	75.0	203.6	-63.2	*	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	247	78.0	68.4	61.0	12.1		34
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	229	72.3	82.7	303.4	-72.7	*	17

* 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.