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	2,739	6,159.2	6,321.2	5,623.0	12.4	*	22
Malignant Neoplasms	475	1,068.1	1,003.3	848.6	18.2	*	13
Diseases of the Heart	438	984.9	866.5	632.2	37.1	*	22
Motor Vehicle Injuries	351	789.3	800.7	615.5	30.1	*	41
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	176	395.8	446.7	369.9	20.8	*	28
Suicide	130	292.3	394.9	312.0	26.6	*	21
Congenital Anomalies	210	473.4	548.9	306.6	79.0	*	5
Homicide and Legal Intervention	0	0.0	0.0	374.3	**	**	55
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	129	290.1	319.2	160.7	98.7	*	5
Cerebrovascular Disease	19	42.7	34.8	110.8	**	**	53
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	57	128.2	113.5	103.1	10.0		11
Diabetes Mellitus	25	56.2	55.8	67.0	-16.7		45
Prematurity	64	145.0	170.3	203.6	-16.4		28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18	40.5	34.8	61.0	**	**	48
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	0	0.0	0.0	303.4	**	**	55

* 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.