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	3,316	774.1	874.4	863.8	1.2		51
Diseases of the Heart	1,185	276.6	318.9	289.5	10.1	*	40
Malignant Neoplasms	802	187.2	201.6	203.2	-0.8		42
Lung	267	62.3	65.1	56.8	14.6	*	29
Colon	84	19.6	22.1	19.6	12.7		14
Breast	59	27.0	29.0	34.0	-14.6		36
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	392	91.5	99.6	109.3	-8.9	*	46
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	173	40.4	47.7	57.9	-17.6	*	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	144	33.6	38.5	34.9	10.3		40
Pneumonia and Influenza	128	29.9	36.2	32.0	13.0		14
Unintentional Injuries	179	41.8	44.3	37.0	19.8	*	41
Motor Vehicle	96	22.4	23.0	18.8	22.4		39
Non-Motor Vehicle	83	19.4	21.3	18.2	17.0		33
Intentional Injuries	44	10.3	10.2	22.5	-54.7	*	53
Suicide	34	7.9	7.7	12.4	-37.9	*	54
Homicide and Legal Intervention	10	2.3	2.5	9.9	**	**	48
All Other Causes of Death	661	154.3	177.1	187.0	-5.3		37

* 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.