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Tucker 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 4,296 6,676.8 7,310.7 5,623.0 30.0 * 4
Malignant Neoplasms 631 980.6 988.9 848.6 16.5 * 14
Diseases of the Heart 513 798.0 787.7 632.2 24.6 * 33
Motor Vehicle Injuries 960 1,491.8 1,654.6 615.5 168.8 * 2
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 406 630.9 711.1 369.9 92.3 * 7
Suicide 61 94.8 110.6 312.0 -64.6 * 55
Congenital Anomalies 301 467.8 621.1 306.6 102.6 * 2
Homicide and Legal Intervention 153 237.8 255.6 374.3 -31.7 * 23
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 64 100.2 144.1 160.7 -10.3 25
Cerebrovascular Disease 38 59.1 49.9 110.8 -54.9 * 52
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 86 133.6 137.8 103.1 33.7 * 4
Diabetes Mellitus 28 43.5 37.2 67.0 -44.5 * 48
Prematurity 322 501.2 638.1 203.6 213.4 * 1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13 20.2 17.5 61.0 ** ** 55
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0 0.0 303.4 ** ** 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.