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	12,521	5,433.3	5,728.5	5,623.0	1.9	*	35
Malignant Neoplasms	2,032	882.0	878.0	848.6	3.5		38
Diseases of the Heart	1,799	780.6	745.5	632.2	17.9	*	42
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,752	1,194.4	1,325.5	615.5	115.4	*	10
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,209	524.6	582.3	369.9	57.4	*	17
Suicide	674	292.5	329.9	312.0	5.7		37
Congenital Anomalies	377	163.6	182.7	306.6	-40.4	*	51
Homicide and Legal Intervention	275	119.3	129.9	374.3	-65.3	*	42
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	258	112.0	127.7	160.7	-20.6	*	32
Cerebrovascular Disease	234	101.5	97.3	110.8	-12.2	*	30
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	130	56.4	52.8	103.1	-48.8	*	38
Diabetes Mellitus	162	70.3	67.5	67.0	0.8		39
Prematurity	193	84.0	95.4	203.6	-53.1	*	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	191	82.9	75.3	61.0	23.4	*	28
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	135	58.6	64.3	303.4	-78.8	*	25

* 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.