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Ritchie County

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.