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Roane County

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 7,625 5,968.6 6,459.1 5,623.0 14.9 * 19
Malignant Neoplasms 1,195 935.3 928.7 848.6 9.4 * 30
Diseases of the Heart 1,136 889.2 814.0 632.2 28.8 * 27
Motor Vehicle Injuries 1,567 1,226.5 1,392.6 615.5 126.3 * 9
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 772 604.6 705.1 369.9 90.6 * 8
Suicide 429 335.8 361.6 312.0 15.9 * 28
Congenital Anomalies 386 302.5 391.6 306.6 27.7 * 20
Homicide and Legal Intervention 260 203.9 260.9 374.3 -30.3 * 20
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 258 201.9 261.4 160.7 62.6 * 8
Cerebrovascular Disease 172 134.6 122.4 110.8 10.4 13
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 85 66.5 66.0 103.1 -36.0 * 30
Diabetes Mellitus 120 93.9 88.8 67.0 32.6 * 26
Prematurity 64 50.5 66.0 203.6 -67.6 * 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 196 153.4 154.4 61.0 153.1 * 3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 85 66.5 63.5 303.4 -79.1 * 26


* 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.