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	2,607	899.3	1,078.1	863.8	24.8	*	4
Diseases of the Heart	918	316.7	394.1	289.5	36.1	*	7
Malignant Neoplasms	582	200.8	222.0	203.2	9.3	*	17
Lung	213	73.5	76.6	56.8	34.9	*	10
Colon	39	13.5	15.6	19.6	-20.3		50
Breast	46	30.9	32.3	34.0	-5.0		20
All Other Malignant Neoplasms	284	98.0	113.2	109.3	3.6		21
Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke)	136	46.9	60.4	57.9	4.4		24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	166	57.3	65.8	34.9	88.5	*	4
Pneumonia and Influenza	88	30.4	41.6	32.0	30.0	*	5
Unintentional Injuries	178	61.4	68.6	37.0	85.5	*	3
Motor Vehicle	95	32.8	35.0	18.8	86.0	*	13
Non-Motor Vehicle	83	28.6	33.7	18.2	85.0	*	3
Intentional Injuries	60	20.7	22.3	22.5	-0.8		22
Suicide	41	14.1	14.7	12.4	18.7		22
Homicide and Legal Intervention	19	6.6	7.6	9.9	**	**	18
All Other Causes of Death	479	165.2	203.3	187.0	8.7	*	15

* 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.