Back to County List
Back to List of Tables

Mason County

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 12,221 5,653.2 5,863.4 5,623.0 4.3 * 32
Malignant Neoplasms 2,701 1,249.4 1,158.7 848.6 36.5 * 2
Diseases of the Heart 1,904 880.7 785.3 632.2 24.2 * 34
Motor Vehicle Injuries 2,347 1,085.7 1,269.9 615.5 106.3 * 13
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 717 331.7 370.7 369.9 0.2 37
Suicide 667 308.5 325.8 312.0 4.4 39
Congenital Anomalies 506 234.3 284.3 306.6 -7.3 * 38
Homicide and Legal Intervention 420 194.3 213.4 374.3 -43.0 * 29
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 258 119.3 148.1 160.7 -7.9 24
Cerebrovascular Disease 238 110.1 104.5 110.8 -5.7 25
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 152 70.3 61.8 103.1 -40.1 * 34
Diabetes Mellitus 182 84.2 74.0 67.0 10.5 32
Prematurity 0 0.0 0.0 203.6 ** ** 53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 140 64.8 56.7 61.0 -7.0 40
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 130 60.1 73.8 303.4 -75.7 * 20


* 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.

Back to County List
Back to List of Tables

Last updated 08/06/97.