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Taylor 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 1,822 1,203.1 942.0 863.8 9.1 * 28
Diseases of the Heart 706 466.2 352.7 289.5 21.8 * 20
Malignant Neoplasms 417 275.4 226.8 203.2 11.6 14
Lung 135 89.1 75.3 56.8 32.5 * 13
Colon 37 24.4 19.2 19.6 -2.1 38
Breast 23 29.4 24.6 34.0 -27.6 49
All Other Malignant Neoplasms 222 146.6 119.6 109.3 9.4 11
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) 125 82.5 58.0 57.9 0.1 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 79 52.2 42.8 34.9 22.8 32
Pneumonia and Influenza 83 54.8 38.6 32.0 20.8 8
Unintentional Injuries 70 46.2 44.7 37.0 20.7 38
Motor Vehicle 38 25.1 26.2 18.8 39.2 34
Non-Motor Vehicle 32 21.1 18.5 18.2 1.6 41
Intentional Injuries 23 15.2 14.8 22.5 -34.2 * 46
Suicide 21 13.9 13.3 12.4 7.6 33
Homicide and Legal Intervention 2 1.3 1.5 9.9 ** ** 51
All Other Causes of Death 319 210.6 163.6 187.0 -12.5 * 51


* 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.