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	940	1,216.4	930.8	863.8	7.8	*	33
Diseases of the Heart	332	429.6	312.4	289.5	7.9		45
Malignant Neoplasms	201	260.1	204.0	203.2	0.4		37
Lung	49	63.4	51.9	56.8	-8.6		51
Colon	26	33.6	26.1	19.6	33.2		4
Breast	15	37.7	31.5	34.0	**	**	21
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	111	143.6	109.8	109.3	0.5		32
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	69	89.3	62.2	57.9	7.5		21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40	51.8	37.9	34.9	8.5		41
Pneumonia and Influenza	35	45.3	33.2	32.0	3.7		24
Unintentional Injuries	52	67.3	65.9	37.0	78.1	*	10
Motor Vehicle	26	33.6	35.7	18.8	89.8	*	12
Non-Motor Vehicle	26	33.6	30.2	18.2	65.9		6
Intentional Injuries	7	9.1	9.7	22.5	**	**	55
Suicide	3	3.9	4.1	12.4	**	**	55
Homicide and Legal Intervention	4	5.2	5.6	9.9	**	**	34
All Other Causes of Death	204	264.0	205.4	187.0	9.9		14

* 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.