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Pleasants County

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 3,453 5,354.3 5,727.2 5,623.0 1.9 36
Malignant Neoplasms 594 920.9 877.4 848.6 3.4 39
Diseases of the Heart 531 823.3 793.9 632.2 25.6 * 32
Motor Vehicle Injuries 306 474.4 557.1 615.5 -9.5 * 50
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 85 131.8 135.7 369.9 -63.3 * 54
Suicide 156 241.9 255.2 312.0 -18.2 * 48
Congenital Anomalies 294 456.6 589.4 306.6 92.3 * 4
Homicide and Legal Intervention 158 245.7 253.6 374.3 -32.2 * 24
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 64 100.0 124.4 160.7 -22.6 * 36
Cerebrovascular Disease 39 60.5 56.9 110.8 -48.7 * 51
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 16 24.8 21.6 103.1 ** ** 52
Diabetes Mellitus 43 66.7 67.8 67.0 1.2 38
Prematurity 64 100.0 124.4 203.6 -38.9 * 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35 54.3 46.8 61.0 -23.4 41
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 64 99.2 104.0 303.4 -65.7 * 13


* 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.