Deaths Due to Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
West Virginia Residents, 1993 - 1997

County
of
Residence Number
of
Deaths 1993-97
Crude
Rate 1993-97
Adjusted
Rate* 1995 U.S.
Crude
Rate Percent
Difference
From U.S.
County
Rank**
Webster 58 111.2 85.6 39.9 114.6 1

Mingo 117 70.0 81.8 39.9 104.9 2

Wyoming 85 60.3 70.5 39.9 76.7 3

Logan 148 69.9 70.0 39.9 75.3 4

McDowell 119 73.4 64.7 39.9 62.1 5

Nicholas 102 74.1 64.4 39.9 61.5 6

Marshall 140 76.5 62.2 39.9 56.0 7

Raleigh 285 72.7 59.3 39.9 48.7 8

Roane 56 72.9 58.7 39.9 47.0 9

Braxton 54 80.6 58.0 39.9 45.2 10

Boone 77 58.6 57.6 39.9 44.4 11

Fayette 189 77.3 57.5 39.9 44.1 12

Hardy 40 69.0 55.7 39.9 39.5 13

Upshur 80 67.6 55.6 39.9 39.4 14

Calhoun 27 68.3 55.0 39.9 37.8 15

Randolph 105 72.9 55.0 39.9 37.7 16

Pocahontas 38 83.2 53.8 39.9 34.8 17

Jackson 84 61.9 53.4 39.9 33.9 18

Mercer 228 70.5 53.3 39.9 33.6 19

Lewis 62 70.4 52.3 39.9 31.1 20

Summers 52 74.1 52.1 39.9 30.5 21

Ritchie 38 74.3 52.0 39.9 30.3 22

Greenbrier 129 72.2 51.4 39.9 28.8 23

Ohio 192 77.1 51.1 39.9 28.2 24

Lincoln 58 52.4 50.3 39.9 26.1 25

Barbour 54 66.6 50.2 39.9 25.8 26

Kanawha 633 61.5 48.7 39.9 22.1 27

Brooke 85 63.5 48.6 39.9 21.9 28

Monroe 42 64.6 48.2 39.9 20.9 29

Monongalia 168 43.0 47.8 39.9 19.8 30

Mason 71 55.3 47.1 39.9 18.1 31

Mineral 75 54.8 46.7 39.9 17.0 32

Cabell 294 60.8 46.6 39.9 16.9 33

Harrison 236 66.6 46.5 39.9 16.6 34

Clay 26 50.3 46.1 39.9 15.5 35

Taylor 46 59.7 46.1 39.9 15.4 36

Marion 198 68.5 45.3 39.9 13.6 37

Wetzel 53 56.3 45.1 39.9 13.0 38

Berkeley 137 41.1 44.0 39.9 10.4 39

Tyler 28 55.8 43.5 39.9 9.1 40

Preston 75 50.1 43.0 39.9 7.8 41

Wayne 99 46.6 41.6 39.9 4.3 42

Putnam 90 36.9 41.6 39.9 4.2 43

Wood 217 49.3 40.3 39.9 1.0 44

Hancock 85 49.0 38.8 39.9 -2.6 45

Grant 26 46.9 38.3 39.9 -4.1 46

Hampshire 37 40.3 37.8 39.9 -5.3 47

Morgan 32 48.3 37.4 39.9 -6.2 48

Jefferson 62 31.5 35.9 39.9 -9.9 49

Wirt 12 43.3 35.1 39.9 *** 50

Gilmer 17 46.6 34.2 39.9 *** 51

Doddridge 16 43.7 33.7 39.9 *** 52

Pleasants 16 42.6 33.1 39.9 *** 53

Tucker 15 38.4 26.8 39.9 *** 54

Pendleton 12 29.5 19.4 39.9 *** 55

West Virginia 5,520 60.5 49.7 39.9 24.7

* Adjusted rates are adjusted by age to the 1990 U.S. population distribution.
** Counties are ranked from worst to best based upon the age-adjusted rate.
*** Too few deaths for a valid comparison.

Health Statistics Center
Office of Epidemiology and Health Promotion
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health

County of Residence	Number of Deaths	1993-97 Crude Rate	1993-97 Adjusted Rate*	1995 U.S. Crude Rate	Percent Difference From U.S.	County Rank**
Webster	58	111.2	85.6	39.9	114.6	1
Mingo	117	70.0	81.8	39.9	104.9	2
Wyoming	85	60.3	70.5	39.9	76.7	3
Logan	148	69.9	70.0	39.9	75.3	4
McDowell	119	73.4	64.7	39.9	62.1	5
Nicholas	102	74.1	64.4	39.9	61.5	6
Marshall	140	76.5	62.2	39.9	56.0	7
Raleigh	285	72.7	59.3	39.9	48.7	8
Roane	56	72.9	58.7	39.9	47.0	9
Braxton	54	80.6	58.0	39.9	45.2	10
Boone	77	58.6	57.6	39.9	44.4	11
Fayette	189	77.3	57.5	39.9	44.1	12
Hardy	40	69.0	55.7	39.9	39.5	13
Upshur	80	67.6	55.6	39.9	39.4	14
Calhoun	27	68.3	55.0	39.9	37.8	15
Randolph	105	72.9	55.0	39.9	37.7	16
Pocahontas	38	83.2	53.8	39.9	34.8	17
Jackson	84	61.9	53.4	39.9	33.9	18
Mercer	228	70.5	53.3	39.9	33.6	19
Lewis	62	70.4	52.3	39.9	31.1	20
Summers	52	74.1	52.1	39.9	30.5	21
Ritchie	38	74.3	52.0	39.9	30.3	22
Greenbrier	129	72.2	51.4	39.9	28.8	23
Ohio	192	77.1	51.1	39.9	28.2	24
Lincoln	58	52.4	50.3	39.9	26.1	25
Barbour	54	66.6	50.2	39.9	25.8	26
Kanawha	633	61.5	48.7	39.9	22.1	27
Brooke	85	63.5	48.6	39.9	21.9	28
Monroe	42	64.6	48.2	39.9	20.9	29
Monongalia	168	43.0	47.8	39.9	19.8	30
Mason	71	55.3	47.1	39.9	18.1	31
Mineral	75	54.8	46.7	39.9	17.0	32
Cabell	294	60.8	46.6	39.9	16.9	33
Harrison	236	66.6	46.5	39.9	16.6	34
Clay	26	50.3	46.1	39.9	15.5	35
Taylor	46	59.7	46.1	39.9	15.4	36
Marion	198	68.5	45.3	39.9	13.6	37
Wetzel	53	56.3	45.1	39.9	13.0	38
Berkeley	137	41.1	44.0	39.9	10.4	39
Tyler	28	55.8	43.5	39.9	9.1	40
Preston	75	50.1	43.0	39.9	7.8	41
Wayne	99	46.6	41.6	39.9	4.3	42
Putnam	90	36.9	41.6	39.9	4.2	43
Wood	217	49.3	40.3	39.9	1.0	44
Hancock	85	49.0	38.8	39.9	-2.6	45
Grant	26	46.9	38.3	39.9	-4.1	46
Hampshire	37	40.3	37.8	39.9	-5.3	47
Morgan	32	48.3	37.4	39.9	-6.2	48
Jefferson	62	31.5	35.9	39.9	-9.9	49
Wirt	12	43.3	35.1	39.9	***	50
Gilmer	17	46.6	34.2	39.9	***	51
Doddridge	16	43.7	33.7	39.9	***	52
Pleasants	16	42.6	33.1	39.9	***	53
Tucker	15	38.4	26.8	39.9	***	54
Pendleton	12	29.5	19.4	39.9	***	55
West Virginia	5,520	60.5	49.7	39.9	24.7