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	5,771	764.3	881.2	863.8	2.0		49
Diseases of the Heart	1,773	234.8	271.5	289.5	-6.2	*	55
Malignant Neoplasms	1,258	166.6	193.6	203.2	-4.7		49
Lung	333	44.1	51.8	56.8	-8.9		52
Colon	101	13.4	15.4	19.6	-21.2	*	51
Breast	108	28.4	32.0	34.0	-5.8		23
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	716	94.8	110.3	109.3	0.9		29
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	408	54.0	62.3	57.9	7.6		20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	253	33.5	39.3	34.9	12.5		38
Pneumonia and Influenza	189	25.0	28.8	32.0	-10.0		40
Unintentional Injuries	240	31.8	33.2	37.0	-10.1		50
Motor Vehicle	120	15.9	15.9	18.8	-15.6	*	50
Non-Motor Vehicle	120	15.9	17.4	18.2	-4.5		47
Intentional Injuries	98	13.0	13.7	22.5	-39.2	*	52
Suicide	84	11.1	11.7	12.4	-5.3		41
Homicide and Legal Intervention	14	1.9	1.9	9.9	**	**	50
All Other Causes of Death	1,552	205.5	238.7	187.0	27.7	*	2

* 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.