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	4,149	996.5	941.4	863.8	9.0	*	29
Diseases of the Heart	1,517	364.3	342.1	289.5	18.2	*	30
Malignant Neoplasms	1,003	240.9	218.5	203.2	7.6	*	19
Lung	346	83.1	73.4	56.8	29.3	*	14
Colon	85	20.4	19.2	19.6	-2.2		39
Breast	69	32.0	30.2	34.0	-11.1		27
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	503	120.8	110.3	109.3	0.9		28
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	277	66.5	64.3	57.9	11.0		13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	216	51.9	47.1	34.9	35.0	*	21
Pneumonia and Influenza	125	30.0	28.7	32.0	-10.4		41
Unintentional Injuries	211	50.7	51.8	37.0	40.0	*	29
Motor Vehicle	129	31.0	31.6	18.8	68.2	*	25
Non-Motor Vehicle	82	19.7	20.2	18.2	10.9		38
Intentional Injuries	60	14.4	14.8	22.5	-34.4	*	47
Suicide	37	8.9	9.1	12.4	-26.7	*	52
Homicide and Legal Intervention	23	5.5	5.7	9.9	-42.8	*	32
All Other Causes of Death	740	177.7	174.1	187.0	-6.9	*	41

* 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.