Causes of Death
Number of Deaths
Number of Deaths
Adjusted Ratec
Adjusted Ratec
From
1985a Ratec
1990b Marshall County Selected Causes of Death
|
Selected Causes of Death |
1985a Number of Deaths |
1990b Number of Deaths |
1985a Adjusted Ratec |
1990b Adjusted Ratec |
% Difference
1990b Ratec From 1985a Ratec |
SI* |
| Diseases of the Heart | 1,597 | 1,511 | 392.1 | 352.5 | -10.1 | * |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 858 | 907 | 202.6 | 205.8 | 1.6 | |
| Lung Cancer | 255 | 303 | 58.5 | 67.0 | 14.4 | |
| Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) | 223 | 241 | 56.0 | 57.3 | 2.4 | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 149 | 221 | 35.1 | 49.4 | 40.6 | * |
| Unintentional Injuries | 121 | 105 | 31.4 | 28.7 | -8.6 | |
| Intentional Injuries | 58 | 72 | 14.5 | 19.8 | 36.6 | |
| Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL) | 14,920 | 13,296 | 4,409.3 | 4,373.5 | -0.8 | |
a. 1985 represents aggregated data from 1981-90;
b. 1990 represents aggregated data from 1986-95.
c. Rate per 100,000 adjusted by age and sex to the 1990 U.S. population
* An asterisk (*) indicates a statistically significant differences between 1985 and 1990.
** Numbers are too small for a valid comparison.
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.