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	15,025	5,817.1	5,979.7	5,623.0	6.3	*	29
Malignant Neoplasms	2,405	931.1	892.5	848.6	5.2	*	35
Diseases of the Heart	2,514	973.5	926.5	632.2	46.6	*	15
Motor Vehicle Injuries	3,043	1,178.3	1,262.8	615.5	105.2	*	14
Non-Motor Vehicle Injuries	1,316	509.7	543.0	369.9	46.8	*	21
Suicide	874	338.4	350.2	312.0	12.2	*	30
Congenital Anomalies	411	159.3	198.6	306.6	-35.2	*	50
Homicide and Legal Intervention	642	248.5	296.8	374.3	-20.7	*	17
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome	258	99.9	125.2	160.7	-22.1	*	37
Cerebrovascular Disease	413	159.9	154.7	110.8	39.6	*	4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis	308	119.2	113.9	103.1	10.4		10
Diabetes Mellitus	343	132.8	124.5	67.0	85.9	*	8
Prematurity	0	0.0	0.0	203.6	**	**	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	223	86.3	77.9	61.0	27.8	*	24
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection	58	22.5	22.8	303.4	-92.5	*	44

* 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.