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	9,012	1,173.1	1,036.8	863.8	20.0	*	8
Diseases of the Heart	3,295	428.9	372.7	289.5	28.8	*	10
Malignant Neoplasms	1,928	251.0	215.4	203.2	6.0	*	22
Lung	612	79.7	68.3	56.8	20.2	*	20
Colon	161	21.0	17.9	19.6	-8.7		43
Breast	148	36.4	30.4	34.0	-10.7		24
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	1,007	131.1	113.2	109.3	3.6		20
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	580	75.5	65.0	57.9	12.2	*	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	473	61.6	53.0	34.9	51.8	*	11
Pneumonia and Influenza	299	38.9	34.5	32.0	7.9		19
Unintentional Injuries	360	46.9	48.3	37.0	30.5	*	32
Motor Vehicle	170	22.1	23.5	18.8	24.9	*	38
Non-Motor Vehicle	190	24.7	24.8	18.2	36.3	*	19
Intentional Injuries	208	27.1	28.4	22.5	26.4	*	7
Suicide	127	16.5	17.2	12.4	39.0	*	11
Homicide and Legal Intervention	81	10.5	11.2	9.9	13.2		8
All Other Causes of Death	1,869	243.3	219.5	187.0	17.4	*	8

* 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.