Deaths Due to Unintentional Injuries
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**
Pendleton 40 98.3 87.2 34.1 155.7 1

Clay 37 71.6 72.8 34.1 113.5 2

Hampshire 59 64.2 64.7 34.1 89.8 3

Wyoming 81 57.5 63.4 34.1 86.0 4

Monroe 39 60.0 61.9 34.1 81.4 5

Calhoun 27 68.3 60.8 34.1 78.2 6

Lincoln 64 57.8 59.3 34.1 74.0 7

Wirt 17 61.4 58.9 34.1 *** 8

McDowell 94 58.0 57.7 34.1 69.1 9

Summers 44 62.7 56.3 34.1 65.2 10

Boone 72 54.8 55.9 34.1 64.0 11

Webster 29 55.6 55.7 34.1 63.5 12

Logan 115 54.3 55.1 34.1 61.7 13

Mingo 90 53.8 55.1 34.1 61.6 14

Hardy 34 58.6 55.0 34.1 61.4 15

Nicholas 76 55.2 54.3 34.1 59.2 16

Pocahontas 30 65.6 51.6 34.1 51.5 17

Fayette 135 55.2 51.4 34.1 50.7 18

Braxton 36 53.8 50.7 34.1 48.8 19

Greenbrier 94 52.6 48.8 34.1 43.1 20

Mason 57 44.4 44.5 34.1 30.5 21

Wayne 98 46.1 44.1 34.1 29.3 22

Jefferson 82 41.6 44.0 34.1 29.1 23

Morgan 30 45.3 43.0 34.1 26.1 24

Roane 32 41.7 41.6 34.1 22.1 25

Upshur 52 43.9 41.2 34.1 21.0 26

Raleigh 170 43.4 40.9 34.1 19.9 27

Lewis 38 43.1 40.6 34.1 19.0 28

Grant 24 43.3 40.6 34.1 19.0 29

Preston 61 40.7 40.1 34.1 17.5 30

Jackson 54 39.8 39.7 34.1 16.4 31

Ritchie 22 43.0 39.6 34.1 16.0 32

Mercer 133 41.1 39.3 34.1 15.2 33

Mineral 51 37.3 38.0 34.1 11.5 34

Kanawha 412 40.0 38.0 34.1 11.4 35

Berkeley 121 36.3 36.9 34.1 8.3 36

Barbour 32 39.4 36.6 34.1 7.4 37

Cabell 191 39.5 36.4 34.1 6.7 38

Putnam 78 32.0 33.4 34.1 -2.0 39

Harrison 132 37.2 33.4 34.1 -2.1 40

Randolph 54 37.5 33.2 34.1 -2.7 41

Taylor 27 35.0 32.5 34.1 -4.6 42

Doddridge 12 32.7 30.4 34.1 *** 43

Wood 135 30.7 28.7 34.1 -15.9 44

Ohio 87 34.9 28.3 34.1 -17.0 45

Marshall 53 29.0 28.3 34.1 -17.1 46

Pleasants 13 34.7 28.1 34.1 *** 47

Marion 93 32.2 28.0 34.1 -17.8 48

Gilmer 13 35.7 27.8 34.1 *** 49

Wetzel 28 29.7 27.5 34.1 -19.4 50

Monongalia 99 25.3 26.6 34.1 -21.9 51

Brooke 41 30.6 25.9 34.1 -24.0 52

Hancock 47 27.1 25.2 34.1 -26.0 53

Tucker 10 25.6 23.2 34.1 *** 54

Tyler 10 19.9 18.0 34.1 *** 55

West Virginia 3,805 41.7 39.7 34.1 16.3

* 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**
Pendleton	40	98.3	87.2	34.1	155.7	1
Clay	37	71.6	72.8	34.1	113.5	2
Hampshire	59	64.2	64.7	34.1	89.8	3
Wyoming	81	57.5	63.4	34.1	86.0	4
Monroe	39	60.0	61.9	34.1	81.4	5
Calhoun	27	68.3	60.8	34.1	78.2	6
Lincoln	64	57.8	59.3	34.1	74.0	7
Wirt	17	61.4	58.9	34.1	***	8
McDowell	94	58.0	57.7	34.1	69.1	9
Summers	44	62.7	56.3	34.1	65.2	10
Boone	72	54.8	55.9	34.1	64.0	11
Webster	29	55.6	55.7	34.1	63.5	12
Logan	115	54.3	55.1	34.1	61.7	13
Mingo	90	53.8	55.1	34.1	61.6	14
Hardy	34	58.6	55.0	34.1	61.4	15
Nicholas	76	55.2	54.3	34.1	59.2	16
Pocahontas	30	65.6	51.6	34.1	51.5	17
Fayette	135	55.2	51.4	34.1	50.7	18
Braxton	36	53.8	50.7	34.1	48.8	19
Greenbrier	94	52.6	48.8	34.1	43.1	20
Mason	57	44.4	44.5	34.1	30.5	21
Wayne	98	46.1	44.1	34.1	29.3	22
Jefferson	82	41.6	44.0	34.1	29.1	23
Morgan	30	45.3	43.0	34.1	26.1	24
Roane	32	41.7	41.6	34.1	22.1	25
Upshur	52	43.9	41.2	34.1	21.0	26
Raleigh	170	43.4	40.9	34.1	19.9	27
Lewis	38	43.1	40.6	34.1	19.0	28
Grant	24	43.3	40.6	34.1	19.0	29
Preston	61	40.7	40.1	34.1	17.5	30
Jackson	54	39.8	39.7	34.1	16.4	31
Ritchie	22	43.0	39.6	34.1	16.0	32
Mercer	133	41.1	39.3	34.1	15.2	33
Mineral	51	37.3	38.0	34.1	11.5	34
Kanawha	412	40.0	38.0	34.1	11.4	35
Berkeley	121	36.3	36.9	34.1	8.3	36
Barbour	32	39.4	36.6	34.1	7.4	37
Cabell	191	39.5	36.4	34.1	6.7	38
Putnam	78	32.0	33.4	34.1	-2.0	39
Harrison	132	37.2	33.4	34.1	-2.1	40
Randolph	54	37.5	33.2	34.1	-2.7	41
Taylor	27	35.0	32.5	34.1	-4.6	42
Doddridge	12	32.7	30.4	34.1	***	43
Wood	135	30.7	28.7	34.1	-15.9	44
Ohio	87	34.9	28.3	34.1	-17.0	45
Marshall	53	29.0	28.3	34.1	-17.1	46
Pleasants	13	34.7	28.1	34.1	***	47
Marion	93	32.2	28.0	34.1	-17.8	48
Gilmer	13	35.7	27.8	34.1	***	49
Wetzel	28	29.7	27.5	34.1	-19.4	50
Monongalia	99	25.3	26.6	34.1	-21.9	51
Brooke	41	30.6	25.9	34.1	-24.0	52
Hancock	47	27.1	25.2	34.1	-26.0	53
Tucker	10	25.6	23.2	34.1	***	54
Tyler	10	19.9	18.0	34.1	***	55
West Virginia	3,805	41.7	39.7	34.1	16.3