Back to County List
Back to List of Tables

Mercer 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 34,108 6,293.5 6,938.2 5,623.0 23.4 * 9
Malignant Neoplasms 4,674 862.4 837.0 848.6 -1.4 45
Diseases of the Heart 5,351 987.3 984.7 632.2 55.8 * 10
Motor Vehicle Injuries 5,700 1,051.7 1,154.1 615.5 87.5 * 20
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 3,143 579.9 675.9 369.9 82.7 * 11
Suicide 2,608 481.2 551.4 312.0 76.7 * 6
Congenital Anomalies 1,494 275.8 360.9 306.6 17.7 * 25
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2,264 417.7 491.0 374.3 31.2 * 4
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 838 154.7 208.6 160.7 29.8 * 14
Cerebrovascular Disease 587 108.3 107.9 110.8 -2.6 22
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 591 109.0 108.4 103.1 5.1 12
Diabetes Mellitus 388 71.6 67.5 67.0 0.7 40
Prematurity 967 178.5 238.6 203.6 17.2 * 17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 515 95.0 89.3 61.0 46.3 * 21
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 350 64.6 79.6 303.4 -73.8 * 18


* 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.