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	2,699	1,008.0	928.5	863.8	7.5	*	35
Diseases of the Heart	943	352.2	320.8	289.5	10.8	*	39
Malignant Neoplasms	607	226.7	204.5	203.2	0.6		36
Lung	182	68.0	60.5	56.8	6.6		41
Colon	43	16.1	14.4	19.6	-26.6	*	53
Breast	51	37.3	35.8	34.0	5.4		9
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	331	123.6	111.3	109.3	1.8		24
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	172	64.2	59.5	57.9	2.8		26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	136	50.8	45.0	34.9	29.1	*	25
Pneumonia and Influenza	108	40.3	36.9	32.0	15.4		12
Unintentional Injuries	172	64.2	65.7	37.0	77.6	*	11
Motor Vehicle	93	34.7	36.6	18.8	94.5	*	9
Non-Motor Vehicle	79	29.5	29.1	18.2	60.1	*	7
Intentional Injuries	38	14.2	14.7	22.5	-34.4	*	48
Suicide	30	11.2	11.6	12.4	-6.8		44
Homicide and Legal Intervention	8	3.0	3.2	9.9	**	**	44
All Other Causes of Death	523	195.3	181.3	187.0	-3.0		34

* 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.