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	2,366	1,034.7	881.3	863.8	2.0		48
Diseases of the Heart	882	385.7	318.8	289.5	10.1	*	41
Malignant Neoplasms	543	237.5	209.2	203.2	2.9		28
Lung	158	69.1	62.2	56.8	9.5		36
Colon	62	27.1	22.4	19.6	14.3		12
Breast	35	29.9	27.6	34.0	-18.8		39
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	288	125.9	110.5	109.3	1.1		27
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	142	62.1	50.2	57.9	-13.3		48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	105	45.9	39.2	34.9	12.4		39
Pneumonia and Influenza	73	31.9	25.0	32.0	-21.8	*	49
Unintentional Injuries	101	44.2	41.9	37.0	13.3		43
Motor Vehicle	53	23.2	22.5	18.8	19.6		41
Non-Motor Vehicle	48	21.0	19.4	18.2	6.8		40
Intentional Injuries	34	14.9	15.4	22.5	-31.4	*	44
Suicide	29	12.7	13.0	12.4	4.5		34
Homicide and Legal Intervention	5	2.2	2.5	9.9	**	**	49
All Other Causes of Death	486	212.5	181.5	187.0	-2.9		33

* 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.