1990^b Monongalia County Selected Causes of Death

Selected Causes of Death	1985a Number of Deaths	1990b Number of Deaths	1985a Adjusted Ratec	1990b Adjusted Ratec	% Difference 1990b Ratec From 1985a Ratec	SI*
Diseases of the Heart	1,991	1,773	328.7	271.5	-17.4	*
Malignant Neoplasms	1,191	1,258	194.1	193.6	-0.3
Lung Cancer	309	333	50.3	51.8	2.8
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	403	408	66.8	62.3	-6.7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	204	253	33.8	39.3	16.2
Unintentional Injuries	251	240	35.3	33.2	-5.8
Intentional Injuries	98	98	13.9	13.7	-1.7
Years of Potential Life Lost (YPLL)	25,816	25,429	4,192.7	4,260.8	1.6

a. 1985 represents aggregated data from 1981-90;
b. 1990 represents aggregated data from 1986-95.
c. Rate per 100,000 adjusted by age and sex to the 1990 U.S. population
* An asterisk (*) indicates a statistically significant differences between 1985 and 1990.
** Numbers are too small for a valid comparison.

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.