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	40,513	6,226.8	6,757.5	5,623.0	20.2	*	12
Malignant Neoplasms	6,344	975.1	943.2	848.6	11.1	*	27
Diseases of the Heart	6,152	945.6	925.7	632.2	46.4	*	16
Motor Vehicle Injuries	4,860	747.0	844.8	615.5	37.3	*	38
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,231	496.6	584.7	369.9	58.1	*	16
Suicide	2,882	443.0	502.6	312.0	61.1	*	8
Congenital Anomalies	1,814	278.8	349.4	306.6	14.0	*	28
Homicide and Legal Intervention	2,139	328.8	373.5	374.3	-0.2		9
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	645	99.1	129.3	160.7	-19.5	*	34
Cerebrovascular Disease	982	150.9	144.8	110.8	30.7	*	6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	704	108.2	103.6	103.1	0.5		15
Diabetes Mellitus	729	112.0	111.4	67.0	66.3	*	12
Prematurity	1,161	178.4	231.6	203.6	13.8	*	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	823	126.5	117.4	61.0	92.5	*	6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	648	99.6	110.8	303.4	-63.5	*	11

* 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.