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	14,434	5,782.1	6,125.8	5,623.0	8.9	*	23
Malignant Neoplasms	2,265	907.3	885.0	848.6	4.3	*	37
Diseases of the Heart	2,010	805.4	808.7	632.2	27.9	*	29
Motor Vehicle Injuries	2,704	1,083.4	1,169.6	615.5	90.0	*	18
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	647	259.2	264.8	369.9	-28.4	*	49
Suicide	937	375.3	417.0	312.0	33.7	*	19
Congenital Anomalies	1,118	447.8	520.8	306.6	69.9	*	6
Homicide and Legal Intervention	418	167.4	193.4	374.3	-48.3	*	34
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	258	103.3	119.8	160.7	-25.4	*	38
Cerebrovascular Disease	180	72.1	68.7	110.8	-38.0	*	47
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	133	53.3	51.2	103.1	-50.3	*	40
Diabetes Mellitus	176	70.5	71.9	67.0	7.2		35
Prematurity	322	129.2	151.0	203.6	-25.8	*	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	243	97.3	93.1	61.0	52.7	*	16
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	132	52.9	59.9	303.4	-80.2	*	30

* 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.