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	11,688	5,131.3	5,300.4	5,623.0	-5.7	*	45
Malignant Neoplasms	2,079	912.9	862.1	848.6	1.6		40
Diseases of the Heart	1,810	794.6	777.6	632.2	23.0	*	35
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,331	1,023.3	1,019.9	615.5	65.7	*	28
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	870	382.2	434.3	369.9	17.4	*	30
Suicide	852	374.0	428.3	312.0	37.3	*	18
Congenital Anomalies	760	333.9	388.3	306.6	26.6	*	21
Homicide and Legal Intervention	170	74.6	77.9	374.3	-79.2	*	47
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	28.3	32.6	160.7	-79.7	*	50
Cerebrovascular Disease	185	81.2	76.2	110.8	-31.2	*	44
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	106	46.5	47.9	103.1	-53.5	*	43
Diabetes Mellitus	150	65.9	60.5	67.0	-9.6		42
Prematurity	387	169.9	195.5	203.6	-4.0		26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	156	68.5	65.5	61.0	7.4		35
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	64	28.1	28.6	303.4	-90.6	*	40

* 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.