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	8,828	5,382.3	5,556.4	5,623.0	-1.2		38
Malignant Neoplasms	1,713	1,044.4	975.3	848.6	14.9	*	15
Diseases of the Heart	1,349	822.5	735.5	632.2	16.3	*	44
Motor Vehicle Injuries	944	575.5	647.2	615.5	5.1		47
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	668	407.3	460.9	369.9	24.6	*	26
Suicide	571	348.1	392.8	312.0	25.9	*	22
Congenital Anomalies	832	507.6	606.6	306.6	97.9	*	3
Homicide and Legal Intervention	330	201.2	215.8	374.3	-42.3	*	28
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	129	78.6	93.0	160.7	-42.1	*	44
Cerebrovascular Disease	66	40.2	32.5	110.8	-70.7	*	55
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	111	67.7	59.5	103.1	-42.3	*	36
Diabetes Mellitus	189	115.2	101.9	67.0	52.1	*	14
Prematurity	322	196.6	234.4	203.6	15.1	*	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	206	125.6	110.2	61.0	80.7	*	10
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	303.4	**	**	54

* 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.