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Monroe County

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 1,404 1,131.7 902.5 863.8 4.5 43
Diseases of the Heart 480 386.9 299.0 289.5 3.3 49
Malignant Neoplasms 300 241.8 184.4 203.2 -9.3 53
Lung 86 69.3 52.9 56.8 -6.8 47
Colon 32 25.8 19.5 19.6 -0.5 34
Breast 19 29.7 24.7 34.0 ** ** 48
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 163 131.4 99.2 109.3 -9.2 50
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 97 78.2 61.6 57.9 6.3 23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 83 66.9 50.9 34.9 45.8 * 16
Pneumonia and Influenza 53 42.7 33.1 32.0 3.5 25
Unintentional Injuries 83 66.9 67.3 37.0 81.9 * 8
Motor Vehicle 46 37.1 40.3 18.8 114.3 * 8
Non-Motor Vehicle 37 29.8 27.0 18.2 48.5 13
Intentional Injuries 26 21.0 19.6 22.5 -12.9 29
Suicide 18 14.5 13.4 12.4 ** ** 31
Homicide and Legal Intervention 8 6.4 6.2 9.9 ** ** 28
All Other Causes of Death 282 227.3 186.6 187.0 -0.2 28


* 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.