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	7,732	1,189.9	984.7	863.8	14.0	*	13
Diseases of the Heart	2,769	426.1	342.8	289.5	18.4	*	29
Malignant Neoplasms	1,705	262.4	213.2	203.2	4.9		23
Lung	501	77.1	63.3	56.8	11.4	*	35
Colon	140	21.5	17.0	19.6	-13.2		47
Breast	126	36.5	29.1	34.0	-14.4		28
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	938	144.4	117.5	109.3	7.5		13
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	464	71.4	56.3	57.9	-2.7		37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	455	70.0	56.3	34.9	61.2	*	8
Pneumonia and Influenza	318	48.9	39.8	32.0	24.4	*	6
Unintentional Injuries	339	52.2	52.6	37.0	42.1	*	27
Motor Vehicle	190	29.2	30.2	18.8	60.8	*	27
Non-Motor Vehicle	149	22.9	22.4	18.2	22.9	*	29
Intentional Injuries	190	29.2	31.1	22.5	38.2	*	2
Suicide	112	17.2	17.9	12.4	44.7	*	8
Homicide and Legal Intervention	78	12.0	13.1	9.9	32.8	*	5
All Other Causes of Death	1,492	229.6	192.6	187.0	3.0		21

* 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.