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	3,060	1,100.6	905.4	863.8	4.8	*	42
Diseases of the Heart	1,041	374.4	299.8	289.5	3.5		48
Malignant Neoplasms	655	235.6	197.4	203.2	-2.8		47
Lung	200	71.9	60.8	56.8	7.1		40
Colon	58	20.9	17.1	19.6	-12.5		45
Breast	42	29.8	25.6	34.0	-24.8	*	47
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	355	127.7	106.5	109.3	-2.5		39
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	206	74.1	58.1	57.9	0.3		30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	197	70.9	56.6	34.9	62.1	*	7
Pneumonia and Influenza	77	27.7	21.4	32.0	-33.0	*	54
Unintentional Injuries	148	53.2	49.1	37.0	32.8	*	30
Motor Vehicle	81	29.1	28.4	18.8	51.1	*	29
Non-Motor Vehicle	67	24.1	20.8	18.2	14.0		35
Intentional Injuries	47	16.9	16.5	22.5	-26.5	*	39
Suicide	35	12.6	12.0	12.4	-3.2		40
Homicide and Legal Intervention	12	4.3	4.5	9.9	**	**	38
All Other Causes of Death	689	247.8	206.4	187.0	10.4	*	12

* 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.