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	25,429	3,780.4	4,260.8	5,623.0	-24.2	*	53
Malignant Neoplasms	3,940	585.7	647.3	848.6	-23.7	*	54
Diseases of the Heart	3,424	509.0	591.3	632.2	-6.5	*	53
Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,554	528.4	497.7	615.5	-19.1	*	52
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,651	245.5	238.3	369.9	-35.6	*	51
Suicide	1,751	260.3	246.2	312.0	-21.1	*	50
Congenital Anomalies	2,033	302.2	409.7	306.6	33.6	*	18
Homicide and Legal Intervention	368	54.8	55.5	374.3	-85.2	*	51
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	580	86.2	117.5	160.7	-26.9	*	39
Cerebrovascular Disease	568	84.5	103.3	110.8	-6.7		27
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	251	37.3	41.7	103.1	-59.6	*	45
Diabetes Mellitus	367	54.6	62.9	67.0	-6.1		41
Prematurity	1,161	172.6	235.2	203.6	15.5	*	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	269	40.0	43.0	61.0	-29.6	*	42
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	380	56.5	57.7	303.4	-81.0	*	31

* 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.