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	3,392	1,005.4	1,204.9	863.8	39.5	*	1
Diseases of the Heart	1,235	366.0	448.8	289.5	55.0	*	1
Malignant Neoplasms	748	221.7	259.1	203.2	27.5	*	2
Lung	281	83.3	95.4	56.8	67.9	*	2
Colon	58	17.2	21.7	19.6	10.5		16
Breast	44	25.5	29.7	34.0	-12.6		33
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	365	108.2	126.9	109.3	16.1	*	3
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	143	42.4	54.1	57.9	-6.5		42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	237	70.2	85.4	34.9	144.6	*	1
Pneumonia and Influenza	104	30.8	39.5	32.0	23.6	*	7
Unintentional Injuries	213	63.1	67.5	37.0	82.5	*	7
Motor Vehicle	116	34.4	36.2	18.8	92.6	*	11
Non-Motor Vehicle	97	28.8	31.3	18.2	72.2	*	5
Intentional Injuries	89	26.4	28.0	22.5	24.4		8
Suicide	34	10.1	11.0	12.4	-11.2		49
Homicide and Legal Intervention	55	16.3	17.0	9.9	71.6	*	2
All Other Causes of Death	623	184.7	222.5	187.0	19.0	*	6

* 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.