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Pendleton 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 850 1,055.4 776.1 863.8 -10.2 * 55
Diseases of the Heart 317 393.6 275.6 289.5 -4.8 54
Malignant Neoplasms 166 206.1 153.9 203.2 -24.3 * 55
Lung 36 44.7 32.3 56.8 -43.1 * 55
Colon 19 23.6 16.3 19.6 ** ** 49
Breast 12 29.7 28.5 34.0 ** ** 38
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 99 122.9 91.0 109.3 -16.8 54
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 52 64.6 45.6 57.9 -21.3 52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25 31.0 21.6 34.9 -38.2 * 55
Pneumonia and Influenza 37 45.9 31.3 32.0 -2.3 33
Unintentional Injuries 56 69.5 60.8 37.0 64.4 * 16
Motor Vehicle 29 36.0 33.4 18.8 77.5 * 17
Non-Motor Vehicle 27 33.5 27.5 18.2 50.9 10
Intentional Injuries 15 18.6 16.8 22.5 ** ** 37
Suicide 14 17.4 15.6 12.4 ** ** 15
Homicide and Legal Intervention 1 1.2 1.2 9.9 ** ** 53
All Other Causes of Death 182 226.0 170.7 187.0 -8.7 47


* 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.