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.

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Last updated 08/06/97.