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	1,338	1,103.2	899.9	863.8	4.2		45
Diseases of the Heart	438	361.1	286.6	289.5	-1.0		51
Malignant Neoplasms	331	272.9	211.6	203.2	4.1		26
Lung	101	83.3	63.4	56.8	11.6		34
Colon	38	31.3	24.4	19.6	24.3		8
Breast	22	35.3	29.3	34.0	-13.7		34
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	170	140.2	108.8	109.3	-0.5		34
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	78	64.3	51.8	57.9	-10.6		44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52	42.9	33.0	34.9	-5.3		51
Pneumonia and Influenza	46	37.9	31.0	32.0	-3.1		35
Unintentional Injuries	75	61.8	63.3	37.0	71.2	*	15
Motor Vehicle	52	42.9	46.6	18.8	147.9	*	1
Non-Motor Vehicle	23	19.0	16.7	18.2	-8.1		50
Intentional Injuries	30	24.7	25.8	22.5	14.5		14
Suicide	20	16.5	16.5	12.4	32.8		13
Homicide and Legal Intervention	10	8.2	9.3	9.9	**	**	12
All Other Causes of Death	288	237.5	196.9	187.0	5.3		18

* 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.