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	2,910	1,155.8	1,050.6	863.8	21.6	*	7
Diseases of the Heart	1,143	454.0	408.6	289.5	41.1	*	2
Malignant Neoplasms	665	264.1	232.2	203.2	14.3	*	10
Lung	200	79.4	67.7	56.8	19.2	*	22
Colon	48	19.1	16.8	19.6	-14.3		48
Breast	49	37.9	33.5	34.0	-1.4		13
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	368	146.2	130.4	109.3	19.3	*	2
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	194	77.1	70.0	57.9	21.0	*	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	122	48.5	42.7	34.9	22.2		33
Pneumonia and Influenza	66	26.2	24.1	32.0	-24.6	*	52
Unintentional Injuries	133	52.8	54.5	37.0	47.3	*	24
Motor Vehicle	82	32.6	34.8	18.8	84.9	*	14
Non-Motor Vehicle	51	20.3	19.7	18.2	8.5		39
Intentional Injuries	53	21.1	21.0	22.5	-6.9		25
Suicide	36	14.3	14.0	12.4	12.7		27
Homicide and Legal Intervention	17	6.8	7.0	9.9	**	**	21
All Other Causes of Death	534	212.1	197.4	187.0	5.6		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

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Last updated 08/06/97.