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	6,282	6,095.5	6,575.5	5,623.0	16.9	*	15
Malignant Neoplasms	823	798.6	720.8	848.6	-15.1	*	53
Diseases of the Heart	801	777.2	760.4	632.2	20.3	*	38
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,383	1,341.9	1,547.5	615.5	151.4	*	5
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	671	651.6	730.1	369.9	97.4	*	5
Suicide	337	327.0	348.4	312.0	11.7	*	31
Congenital Anomalies	225	218.3	264.3	306.6	-13.8	*	41
Homicide and Legal Intervention	189	183.4	203.7	374.3	-45.6	*	31
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	258	250.3	310.1	160.7	93.0	*	6
Cerebrovascular Disease	83	80.5	77.7	110.8	-29.9	*	42
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	145	140.7	137.6	103.1	33.4	*	5
Diabetes Mellitus	62	60.2	57.3	67.0	-14.4		44
Prematurity	129	125.2	157.2	203.6	-22.8	*	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	105	101.9	89.7	61.0	47.1	*	20
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	189	183.4	207.8	303.4	-31.5	*	1

* 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.