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	9,582	4,913.9	5,276.0	5,623.0	-6.2	*	46
Malignant Neoplasms	1,624	832.8	851.7	848.6	0.4		43
Diseases of the Heart	1,334	684.1	702.7	632.2	11.1	*	48
Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,604	822.8	808.8	615.5	31.4	*	40
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	778	399.0	450.3	369.9	21.7	*	27
Suicide	593	304.1	334.1	312.0	7.1		36
Congenital Anomalies	699	358.4	422.5	306.6	37.8	*	17
Homicide and Legal Intervention	100	51.3	62.0	374.3	-83.4	*	50
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	257	132.0	157.8	160.7	-1.8		21
Cerebrovascular Disease	150	76.9	77.3	110.8	-30.2	*	43
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	58	29.7	30.1	103.1	-70.8	*	49
Diabetes Mellitus	178	91.3	92.1	67.0	37.4	*	22
Prematurity	387	198.5	241.1	203.6	18.4	*	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	145	74.4	73.2	61.0	19.9	*	32
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	303.4	**	**	52

* 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.