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	1,238	1,374.3	960.6	863.8	11.2	*	25
Diseases of the Heart	398	441.8	297.8	289.5	2.9		50
Malignant Neoplasms	270	299.7	208.2	203.2	2.4		29
Lung	81	89.9	64.0	56.8	12.7		33
Colon	30	33.3	22.4	19.6	14.3		13
Breast	16	35.4	27.5	34.0	**	**	42
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	143	158.7	107.9	109.3	-1.2		36
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	77	85.5	57.1	57.9	-1.4		35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73	81.0	51.4	34.9	47.3	*	14
Pneumonia and Influenza	64	71.0	45.8	32.0	43.1		4
Unintentional Injuries	66	73.3	65.1	37.0	75.9	*	12
Motor Vehicle	33	36.6	36.5	18.8	94.2	*	10
Non-Motor Vehicle	33	36.6	28.6	18.2	57.1		9
Intentional Injuries	23	25.5	29.2	22.5	29.8		5
Suicide	15	16.7	19.1	12.4	**	**	7
Homicide and Legal Intervention	8	8.9	10.1	9.9	**	**	10
All Other Causes of Death	267	296.4	206.0	187.0	10.1		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

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Last updated 08/06/97.