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	4,771	6,526.7	7,211.3	5,623.0	28.2	*	5
Malignant Neoplasms	793	1,084.8	1,062.8	848.6	25.2	*	9
Diseases of the Heart	791	1,082.1	1,049.3	632.2	66.0	*	7
Motor Vehicle Injuries	728	996.6	1,244.7	615.5	102.2	*	16
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	429	586.9	637.8	369.9	72.4	*	14
Suicide	477	652.5	830.6	312.0	166.2	*	1
Congenital Anomalies	208	285.2	349.9	306.6	14.1	*	27
Homicide and Legal Intervention	237	324.2	405.5	374.3	8.3		6
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	64	88.2	114.1	160.7	-29.0	*	40
Cerebrovascular Disease	94	128.6	117.8	110.8	6.3		14
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	70	95.8	86.1	103.1	-16.5		20
Diabetes Mellitus	104	142.3	141.6	67.0	111.4	*	4
Prematurity	64	88.2	103.5	203.6	-49.2	*	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	120	164.2	159.8	61.0	162.0	*	1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	303.4	**	**	49

* 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.