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	1,346	1,315.4	941.1	863.8	9.0	*	30
Diseases of the Heart	526	514.0	351.9	289.5	21.5	*	23
Malignant Neoplasms	268	261.9	199.2	203.2	-2.0		44
Lung	68	66.5	52.2	56.8	-8.1		49
Colon	29	28.3	21.2	19.6	8.2		18
Breast	19	36.1	29.6	34.0	**	**	32
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	152	148.5	110.5	109.3	1.1		26
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	80	78.2	54.2	57.9	-6.3		41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	73	71.3	49.5	34.9	41.7	*	17
Pneumonia and Influenza	53	51.8	32.3	32.0	0.8		27
Unintentional Injuries	55	53.7	48.4	37.0	30.7		31
Motor Vehicle	28	27.4	27.9	18.8	48.4		32
Non-Motor Vehicle	27	26.4	20.5	18.2	12.5		37
Intentional Injuries	25	24.4	25.7	22.5	14.0		15
Suicide	12	11.7	11.5	12.4	**	**	46
Homicide and Legal Intervention	13	12.7	14.2	9.9	**	**	3
All Other Causes of Death	266	259.9	180.1	187.0	-3.7		36

* 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.