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Preston 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 3,047 1,049.4 935.4 863.8 8.3 * 32
Diseases of the Heart 1,084 373.3 326.3 289.5 12.7 * 38
Malignant Neoplasms 631 217.3 194.4 203.2 -4.3 48
Lung 172 59.2 52.5 56.8 -7.5 48
Colon 56 19.3 17.0 19.6 -13.0 46
Breast 49 33.3 31.1 34.0 -8.7 26
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 354 121.9 109.1 109.3 -0.2 33
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 169 58.2 50.9 57.9 -12.1 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 139 47.9 41.9 34.9 20.1 35
Pneumonia and Influenza 123 42.4 36.1 32.0 12.9 15
Unintentional Injuries 158 54.4 53.1 37.0 43.6 * 25
Motor Vehicle 89 30.7 31.7 18.8 68.4 * 24
Non-Motor Vehicle 69 23.8 21.5 18.2 17.9 31
Intentional Injuries 65 22.4 22.8 22.5 1.5 18
Suicide 50 17.2 17.3 12.4 39.2 * 10
Homicide and Legal Intervention 15 5.2 5.6 9.9 ** ** 33
All Other Causes of Death 678 233.5 209.8 187.0 12.2 * 10


* 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.