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	508	978.4	897.4	863.8	3.9		46
Diseases of the Heart	193	371.7	335.8	289.5	16.0		34
Malignant Neoplasms	131	252.3	229.6	203.2	13.0		12
Lung	48	92.4	83.6	56.8	47.3	*	4
Colon	16	30.8	27.4	19.6	**	**	2
Breast	11	41.5	37.4	34.0	**	**	5
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	56	107.9	99.4	109.3	-9.0		48
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	36	69.3	63.1	57.9	8.9		18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20	38.5	32.7	34.9	-6.2		52
Pneumonia and Influenza	13	25.0	22.4	32.0	**	**	53
Unintentional Injuries	24	46.2	42.8	37.0	15.6		42
Motor Vehicle	9	17.3	17.5	18.8	**	**	46
Non-Motor Vehicle	15	28.9	25.3	18.2	**	**	18
Intentional Injuries	4	7.7	9.8	22.5	**	**	54
Suicide	4	7.7	9.8	12.4	**	**	51
Homicide and Legal Intervention	0	0.0	0.0	9.9	**	**	55
All Other Causes of Death	87	167.6	161.3	187.0	-13.7		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

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Last updated 08/06/97.