Deaths Due to Diseases of the Heart
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**
Mingo 616 368.4 431.3 281.2 53.4 1

McDowell 743 458.5 405.3 281.2 44.1 2

Mason 570 444.0 381.1 281.2 35.5 3

Hancock 811 467.1 378.8 281.2 34.7 4

Logan 779 367.9 370.8 281.2 31.9 5

Wyoming 433 307.4 364.7 281.2 29.7 6

Ritchie 283 553.1 362.4 281.2 28.9 7

Lincoln 405 365.8 353.4 281.2 25.7 8

Roane 352 458.2 349.8 281.2 24.4 9

Wetzel 414 439.5 346.7 281.2 23.3 10

Tyler 222 442.1 342.7 281.2 21.9 11

Fayette 1,121 458.2 338.5 281.2 20.4 12

Mineral 535 391.0 336.6 281.2 19.7 13

Marshall 745 407.3 335.9 281.2 19.5 14

Jefferson 590 299.6 335.9 281.2 19.5 15

Summers 338 481.6 331.0 281.2 17.7 16

Raleigh 1,573 401.2 328.6 281.2 16.8 17

Berkeley 1,005 301.7 325.9 281.2 15.9 18

Hardy 234 403.6 324.8 281.2 15.5 19

Wirt 102 368.4 324.3 281.2 15.3 20

Webster 218 418.1 323.4 281.2 15.0 21

Grant 229 412.7 322.5 281.2 14.7 22

Clay 185 358.2 319.6 281.2 13.7 23

Boone 423 321.9 319.2 281.2 13.5 24

Jackson 513 378.1 318.3 281.2 13.2 25

Brooke 542 404.9 317.5 281.2 12.9 26

Lewis 389 441.5 311.8 281.2 10.9 27

Nicholas 489 355.1 311.0 281.2 10.6 28

Mercer 1,313 405.7 307.9 281.2 9.5 29

Hampshire 299 325.3 307.2 281.2 9.3 30

Putnam 666 272.9 306.3 281.2 8.9 31

Taylor 330 428.0 304.7 281.2 8.3 32

Wayne 725 341.1 304.5 281.2 8.3 33

Doddridge 143 390.2 303.8 281.2 8.0 34

Marion 1,298 449.2 301.0 281.2 7.0 35

Calhoun 151 382.0 300.8 281.2 7.0 36

Cabell 1,970 407.4 300.7 281.2 6.9 37

Kanawha 3,892 378.3 300.7 281.2 6.9 38

Upshur 446 376.7 300.5 281.2 6.9 39

Pendleton 184 452.1 296.4 281.2 5.4 40

Preston 530 353.8 296.2 281.2 5.3 41

Pleasants 144 383.8 293.2 281.2 4.3 42

Ohio 1,109 445.1 293.2 281.2 4.3 43

Wood 1,604 364.3 289.7 281.2 3.0 44

Barbour 316 389.5 287.1 281.2 2.1 45

Harrison 1,467 413.9 285.6 281.2 1.6 46

Gilmer 158 433.4 285.2 281.2 1.4 47

Randolph 529 367.3 281.0 281.2 -0.1 48

Tucker 155 397.1 276.2 281.2 -1.8 49

Greenbrier 688 385.3 268.9 281.2 -4.4 50

Braxton 256 382.3 259.4 281.2 -7.7 51

Morgan 220 332.4 252.5 281.2 -10.2 52

Pocahontas 174 380.7 252.3 281.2 -10.3 53

Monongalia 879 225.0 245.4 281.2 -12.7 54

Monroe 194 298.4 223.4 281.2 -20.6 55

West Virginia 34,699 380.2 311.1 281.2 10.6

* 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**
Mingo	616	368.4	431.3	281.2	53.4	1
McDowell	743	458.5	405.3	281.2	44.1	2
Mason	570	444.0	381.1	281.2	35.5	3
Hancock	811	467.1	378.8	281.2	34.7	4
Logan	779	367.9	370.8	281.2	31.9	5
Wyoming	433	307.4	364.7	281.2	29.7	6
Ritchie	283	553.1	362.4	281.2	28.9	7
Lincoln	405	365.8	353.4	281.2	25.7	8
Roane	352	458.2	349.8	281.2	24.4	9
Wetzel	414	439.5	346.7	281.2	23.3	10
Tyler	222	442.1	342.7	281.2	21.9	11
Fayette	1,121	458.2	338.5	281.2	20.4	12
Mineral	535	391.0	336.6	281.2	19.7	13
Marshall	745	407.3	335.9	281.2	19.5	14
Jefferson	590	299.6	335.9	281.2	19.5	15
Summers	338	481.6	331.0	281.2	17.7	16
Raleigh	1,573	401.2	328.6	281.2	16.8	17
Berkeley	1,005	301.7	325.9	281.2	15.9	18
Hardy	234	403.6	324.8	281.2	15.5	19
Wirt	102	368.4	324.3	281.2	15.3	20
Webster	218	418.1	323.4	281.2	15.0	21
Grant	229	412.7	322.5	281.2	14.7	22
Clay	185	358.2	319.6	281.2	13.7	23
Boone	423	321.9	319.2	281.2	13.5	24
Jackson	513	378.1	318.3	281.2	13.2	25
Brooke	542	404.9	317.5	281.2	12.9	26
Lewis	389	441.5	311.8	281.2	10.9	27
Nicholas	489	355.1	311.0	281.2	10.6	28
Mercer	1,313	405.7	307.9	281.2	9.5	29
Hampshire	299	325.3	307.2	281.2	9.3	30
Putnam	666	272.9	306.3	281.2	8.9	31
Taylor	330	428.0	304.7	281.2	8.3	32
Wayne	725	341.1	304.5	281.2	8.3	33
Doddridge	143	390.2	303.8	281.2	8.0	34
Marion	1,298	449.2	301.0	281.2	7.0	35
Calhoun	151	382.0	300.8	281.2	7.0	36
Cabell	1,970	407.4	300.7	281.2	6.9	37
Kanawha	3,892	378.3	300.7	281.2	6.9	38
Upshur	446	376.7	300.5	281.2	6.9	39
Pendleton	184	452.1	296.4	281.2	5.4	40
Preston	530	353.8	296.2	281.2	5.3	41
Pleasants	144	383.8	293.2	281.2	4.3	42
Ohio	1,109	445.1	293.2	281.2	4.3	43
Wood	1,604	364.3	289.7	281.2	3.0	44
Barbour	316	389.5	287.1	281.2	2.1	45
Harrison	1,467	413.9	285.6	281.2	1.6	46
Gilmer	158	433.4	285.2	281.2	1.4	47
Randolph	529	367.3	281.0	281.2	-0.1	48
Tucker	155	397.1	276.2	281.2	-1.8	49
Greenbrier	688	385.3	268.9	281.2	-4.4	50
Braxton	256	382.3	259.4	281.2	-7.7	51
Morgan	220	332.4	252.5	281.2	-10.2	52
Pocahontas	174	380.7	252.3	281.2	-10.3	53
Monongalia	879	225.0	245.4	281.2	-12.7	54
Monroe	194	298.4	223.4	281.2	-20.6	55
West Virginia	34,699	380.2	311.1	281.2	10.6