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	14,929	3,916.4	3,870.6	5,623.0	-31.2	*	55
Malignant Neoplasms	3,246	851.5	784.9	848.6	-7.5	*	50
Diseases of the Heart	1,861	488.2	439.3	632.2	-30.5	*	55
Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,090	810.6	843.2	615.5	37.0	*	39
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,281	336.2	344.0	369.9	-7.0	*	41
Suicide	804	210.9	213.3	312.0	-31.6	*	53
Congenital Anomalies	881	231.1	250.8	306.6	-18.2	*	45
Homicide and Legal Intervention	265	69.5	77.0	374.3	-79.4	*	48
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	0	0.0	0.0	160.7	**	**	54
Cerebrovascular Disease	428	112.3	102.3	110.8	-7.7		28
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	204	53.5	50.5	103.1	-51.0	*	42
Diabetes Mellitus	304	79.7	75.9	67.0	13.3	*	29
Prematurity	258	67.7	73.7	203.6	-63.8	*	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	138	36.2	38.9	61.0	-36.3	*	45
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	256	67.2	68.0	303.4	-77.6	*	22

* 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.