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	20,497	6,779.0	7,046.1	5,623.0	25.3	*	6
Malignant Neoplasms	2,850	942.6	974.8	848.6	14.9	*	16
Diseases of the Heart	3,625	1,198.9	1,241.9	632.2	96.4	*	2
Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,283	1,086.0	1,084.9	615.5	76.3	*	24
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,315	765.8	794.5	369.9	114.8	*	3
Suicide	649	214.6	231.2	312.0	-25.9	*	51
Congenital Anomalies	1,074	355.2	388.1	306.6	26.6	*	22
Homicide and Legal Intervention	1,538	508.7	513.4	374.3	37.2	*	3
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	645	213.3	237.1	160.7	47.5	*	11
Cerebrovascular Disease	249	82.4	86.2	110.8	-22.2	*	37
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	228	75.4	78.3	103.1	-24.1	*	24
Diabetes Mellitus	260	86.0	89.6	67.0	33.8	*	23
Prematurity	258	85.3	94.5	203.6	-53.6	*	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	330	109.3	114.4	61.0	87.5	*	7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	303.4	**	**	48

* 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.