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Webster 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 5,455 6,016.9 6,503.3 5,623.0 15.7 * 17
Malignant Neoplasms 935 1,031.2 1,044.7 848.6 23.1 * 12
Diseases of the Heart 709 782.5 758.8 632.2 20.0 * 40
Motor Vehicle Injuries 878 968.3 1,098.0 615.5 78.4 * 23
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries 443 489.1 530.9 369.9 43.5 * 22
Suicide 327 360.6 431.0 312.0 38.1 * 17
Congenital Anomalies 404 445.6 517.2 306.6 68.7 * 8
Homicide and Legal Intervention 261 287.9 305.3 374.3 -18.4 * 15
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 129 142.3 162.3 160.7 1.0 20
Cerebrovascular Disease 137 151.1 160.7 110.8 45.1 * 2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 16 17.6 17.8 103.1 ** ** 54
Diabetes Mellitus 21 23.2 21.2 67.0 -68.3 * 53
Prematurity 64 71.1 81.1 203.6 -60.2 * 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 136 150.0 147.0 61.0 141.1 * 4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0 0.0 303.4 ** ** 53


* 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.