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	1,261	1,175.3	979.2	863.8	13.4	*	17
Diseases of the Heart	465	433.4	354.1	289.5	22.3	*	18
Malignant Neoplasms	245	228.4	191.1	203.2	-6.0		50
Lung	86	80.2	65.7	56.8	15.7		28
Colon	16	14.9	12.0	19.6	**	**	55
Breast	19	34.4	32.5	34.0	**	**	18
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	124	115.6	96.6	109.3	-11.6		51
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	76	70.8	59.1	57.9	2.0		27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	105	97.9	76.6	34.9	119.6	*	2
Pneumonia and Influenza	37	34.5	28.8	32.0	-9.9		39
Unintentional Injuries	65	60.6	58.6	37.0	58.3	*	18
Motor Vehicle	34	31.7	33.0	18.8	75.8	*	19
Non-Motor Vehicle	31	28.9	25.5	18.2	40.2		16
Intentional Injuries	31	28.9	29.2	22.5	29.8		6
Suicide	22	20.5	20.2	12.4	62.8		4
Homicide and Legal Intervention	9	8.4	9.0	9.9	**	**	14
All Other Causes of Death	237	220.9	181.8	187.0	-2.8		32

* 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.