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Cause of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate
Braxton County, 1989 - 1998

ICDA 9
Code
Number

Cause of Death
Number
of
Deaths

Rate
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 1,607 12.2
001-136 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 21 15.9
010-018    Tuberculosis 2 1.5
011       Pulmonary 1 0.8
018       Miliary 1 0.8
030-041    Other Bacterial Diseases 13 9.8
038       Septicemia 13 9.8
042-044    Human Immunodeficiency Virus 4 3.0
042       Infection with Specified Conditions 4 3.0
070-079    Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae 1 0.8
070       Viral Hepatitis 1 0.8
110-118    Mycoses 1 0.8
117       Other 1 0.8
140-239 Neoplasms 375 284.1
140-208    Malignant Neoplasms 372 281.8
140-149       Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 4 3.0
145          Other and Unspecified Parts of Mouth 1 0.8
149          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 3 2.3
150-159       Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 86 65.2
150          Esophagus 4 3.0
151          Stomach 15 11.4
153          Colon 39 29.5
154          Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus 4 3.0
155          Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 6 4.5
156          Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts 4 3.0
157          Pancreas 14 10.6
160-165       Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 129 97.7
161          Larynx 3 2.3
162          Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 126 95.5
170-175       Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast 23 17.4
172          Melanoma of Skin 4 3.0
173          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin 1 0.8
174          Female Breast 18 13.6
179-189       Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs 62 47.0
179          Uterus, Part Unspecified 5 3.8
180          Cervix Uteri 5 3.8
182          Body of Uterus 2 1.5
183          Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa 11 8.3
185          Prostate 18 13.6
188          Bladder 8 6.1
189          Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs 13 9.8
190-199       Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites 29 22.0
191          Brain 6 4.5
193          Thyroid Gland 3 2.3
195          Other and Ill-defined Sites 2 1.5
199          Without Specification of Site 18 13.6
200-208       Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue 39 29.5
200          Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma 1 0.8
201          Hodgkin's Disease 1 0.8
202          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue 13 9.8
203          Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms 9 6.8
204          Lymphoid Leukemia 5 3.8
205          Myeloid Leukemia 6 4.5
206          Monocytic Leukemia 1 0.8
208          Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type 3 2.3
235-239    Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 3 2.3
239       Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 3 2.3
240-279 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 68 51.5
240-246    Disorders of Thyroid Gland 2 1.5
242       Thyrotoxicosis with or without Goiter 1 0.8
244       Acquired Hypothyroidism 1 0.8
250-259    Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands 51 38.6
250       Diabetes Mellitus 51 38.6
260-269    Nutritional Deficiencies 5 3.8
261       Nutritional Marasmus 1 0.8
263       Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition 3 2.3
266       Deficiency of B-complex Components 1 0.8
270-279    Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders 10 7.6
271       Of Carbohydrate Transport and Metabolism 1 0.8
272       Of Lipoid Metabolism 4 3.0
276       Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance 4 3.0
277       Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism 1 0.8
280-289 Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 8 6.1
281    Other Deficiency Anemias 1 0.8
283    Acquired Hemolytic Anemias 1 0.8
284    Aplastic Anemia 2 1.5
286    Coagulation Defects 1 0.8
288    Diseases of White Blood Cells 2 1.5
289    Other 1 0.8
290-319 Mental Disorders 18 13.6
290-294    Organic Psychotic Conditions 3 2.3
290       Senile and Presenile 3 2.3
295-299    Other Psychoses 1 0.8
298       Other Nonorganic 1 0.8
300-316    Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders 14 10.6
303       Alcohol Dependence Syndrome 2 1.5
305       Nondependent Abuse of Drugs 1 0.8
307       Special Symptoms or Syndromes Not Elsewhere Classified 1 0.8
310       Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage 9 6.8
311       Depressive Disorder, Not Elsewhere Classified 1 0.8
320-389 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs 23 17.4
320-326    Inflammatory Diseases of the Central Nervous System 1 0.8
322       Meningitis of Unspecified Cause 1 0.8
330-337    Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 15 11.4
330       Cerebral Degenerations Usually Manifest in Childhood 1 0.8
331       Other Cerebral Degenerations 8 6.1
332       Parkinson's Disease 4 3.0
333       Other Extrapyramidal Disease and Abnormal Movement Disorders 1 0.8
335       Anterior Horn Cell Disease 1 0.8
340-349    Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System 4 3.0
340       Multiple Sclerosis 2 1.5
345       Epilepsy 1 0.8
348       Other Conditions of Brain 1 0.8
350-359    Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 3 2.3
357       Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy 1 0.8
358       Myoneural Disorders 1 0.8
359       Muscular Dystrophies and Other Myopathies 1 0.8
390-459 Diseases of the Circulatory System 712 539.4
390-448    Major Cardiovascular Disease 710 537.9
390-398,
402,
404-429
   
   
      Diseases of the Heart


574


434.8
390-392          Acute Rheumatic Fever 1 0.8
391             With Heart Involvement 1 0.8
393-398          Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 5 3.8
394             Diseases of Mitral Valve 5 3.8
401-405          Hypertensive Disease 33 25.0
401             Essential Hypertension 5 3.8
402             Hypertensive Heart Disease 21 15.9
403             Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 1.5
404             Hypertensive Heart and Renal Disease 5 3.8
410-414          Ischemic Heart Disease 375 284.1
410             Acute Myocardial Infarction 268 203.0
412             Old Myocardial Infarction 2 1.5
413             Angina Pectoris 1 0.8
414             Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 104 78.8
415-417          Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 11 8.3
415             Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease 10 7.6
417             Other Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 1 0.8
420-429          Other Forms of Heart Disease 156 118.2
423             Other Diseases of Pericardium 1 0.8
424             Other Diseases of Endocardium 16 12.1
425             Cardiomyopathy 13 9.8
427             Cardiac Dysrhythmias 37 28.0
428             Heart Failure 44 33.3
429             Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease 45 34.1
430-438       Cerebrovascular Disease 106 80.3
430          Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 1 0.8
431          Intracerebral Hemorrhage 14 10.6
432          Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage 3 2.3
434          Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries 10 7.6
436          Acute but Ill-defined 69 52.3
437          Other and Ill-defined 2 1.5
438          Late Effects of 7 5.3
440-448       Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries 23 17.4
440          Atherosclerosis 7 5.3
441          Aortic Aneurysm 5 3.8
443          Other Peripheral Vascular Disease 6 4.5
444          Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis 3 2.3
446          Polyarteritis Nodosa and Allied Conditions 2 1.5
451-459    Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System 2 1.5
456       Varicose Veins of Other Sites 1 0.8
459       Other Disorders of Circulatory System 1 0.8
460-519 Diseases of the Respiratory System 176 133.3
480-487    Pneumonia and Influenza 53 40.2
481       Pneumococcal Pneumonia 3 2.3
482       Other Bacterial Pneumonia 1 0.8
485       Bronchopneumonia, Organism Unspecified 1 0.8
486       Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified 44 33.3
487       Influenza 4 3.0
490-496    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 103 78.0
492       Emphysema 31 23.5
493       Asthma 4 3.0
494       Bronchiectasis 1 0.8
496       Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified 67 50.8
500-508    Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents 8 6.1
500       Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 2 1.5
507       Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 6 4.5
510-519    Other Diseases of Respiratory System 12 9.1
513       Abscess of Lung and Mediastinum 1 0.8
515       Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis 2 1.5
516       Other Alveolar and Parietoalveolar Pneumopathy 1 0.8
518       Other Diseases of Lung 7 5.3
519       Other Diseases of Respiratory System 1 0.8
520-579 Diseases of the Digestive System 49 37.1
530-537    Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 6 4.5
532       Duodenal Ulcer 2 1.5
533       Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified 2 1.5
537       Other Disorders of Stomach and Duodenum 2 1.5
555-558    Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis 10 7.6
556       Idiopathic Proctocolitis 1 0.8
557       Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine 7 5.3
558       Other Noninfective Gastroenteritis and Colitis 2 1.5
560-569 Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum 8 6.1
560       Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia 3 2.3
562       Diverticula of Intestine 3 2.3
564       Functional Digestive Disorders, Not Elsewhere Classified 1 0.8
569       Other Disorders of Intestine 1 0.8
570-579    Other Diseases of Digestive System 25 18.9
571       Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 6.8
572       Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease 3 2.3
576       Other Disorders of Biliary Tract 1 0.8
577       Diseases of Pancreas 2 1.5
578       Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 9 6.8
579       Intestinal Malabsorption 1 0.8
580-589 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 10 7.6
581    Nephrotic Syndrome 2 1.5
584    Acute Renal Failure 2 1.5
585    Chronic Renal Failure 5 3.8
586    Renal Failure, Unspecified 1 0.8
590-599 Other Diseases of Urinary System 5 3.8
593    Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter 2 1.5
599    Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract 3 2.3
600-608 Diseases of Male Genital Organs 1 0.8
602    Other Disorders of Prostate 1 0.8
710-719 Arthropathies and Related Disorders 3 2.3
714    Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies 3 2.3
720-724 Dorsopathies 1 0.8
723    Other Disorders of Cervical Region 1 0.8
730-739 Osteopathies, Chondropathies, and Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 2 1.5
730    Osteomyelitis, Periostitis, and Other Infections Involving Bone 2 1.5
740-759 Congenital Anomalies 7 5.3
748    Of Respiratory System 3 2.3
753    Of Urinary System 1 0.8
758    Chromosomal Anomalies 1 0.8
759    Other and Unspecified 2 1.5
760-779 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 4 3.0
761    Fetus or Newborn Affected by Maternal Complications of Pregnancy 1 0.8
765    Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight 1 0.8
767    Birth Trauma 1 0.8
769    Respiratory Distress Syndrome 1 0.8
780-799 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 9 6.8
780-789    Symptoms 2 1.5
780       General 1 0.8
785       Involving Cardiovascular System 1 0.8
797-799    Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality 7 5.3
798       Sudden Death, Cause Unknown 4 3.0
799       Other 3 2.3
E800-999* External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 115 87.1
E800-949    Accidents, All Forms 85 64.4
E810-825       Motor Vehicle Accidents 50 37.9
E810-819          Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents 44 33.3
E810             Collision with Train 1 0.8
E812             Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle 7 5.3
E813             Collision with Other Vehicle 1 0.8
E814             Collision with Pedestrian 4 3.0
E815             Other Collision on the Highway 5 3.8
E816             Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway 13 9.8
E818             Other Noncollision 4 3.0
E819             Unspecified Nature 9 6.8
E820-825          Motor Vehicle Nontraffic Accidents 6 4.5
E821             Other Offroad Motor Vehicle 3 2.3
E824             While Boarding and Alighting 1 0.8
E825             Other and Unspecified Nature 2 1.5
E850-949       Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents 35 26.5
E850-858          Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals 3 2.3
E850             Analgesics, Antipyretics, Antirheumatics 1 0.8
E855             Other Drugs Acting on Central and Autonomic Nervous Systems 1 0.8
E858             Other Drugs 1 0.8
E878-879
   
         Surgical and Medical Procedures as the Cause of Abnormal Reaction of Patient or Later
            Complication, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Procedure

2

1.5
E878
   
               Surgical Operation and Other Surgical Procedures as the Cause of Abnormal Reaction of
                  Patient, or of Later Complication, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Operation

1

0.8
E879
   
               Other Procedures, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Procedure, as the Cause
                  of Abnormal Reaction of Patient, or of Later Complication

1

0.8
E880-888          Accidental Falls 16 12.1
E884             Other from One Level to Another 3 2.3
E887             Fracture, Cause Unspecified 2 1.5
E888             Other and Unspecified 11 8.3
E890-899          Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames 3 2.3
E890             Conflagration in Private Dwelling 3 2.3
E900-909          Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors 1 0.8
E908             Cataclysmic Storms, and Floods Resulting from Storms 1 0.8
E910-915          Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 3 2.3
E910             Accidental Drowning and Submersion 1 0.8
E911             Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 1 0.8
E913             Accidental Mechanical Suffocation 1 0.8
E916-928          Other Accidents 7 5.3
E916             Struck Accidentally by Falling Object 2 1.5
E919             Caused by Machinery 1 0.8
E922             Caused by Firearm Missile 3 2.3
E923             Caused by Explosive Material 1 0.8
E950-959    Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 22 16.7
E953       By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation 2 1.5
E955       By Firearms and Explosives 20 15.2
E960-969    Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons 7 5.3
E964       By Submersion (Drowning) 1 0.8
E965       By Firearms and Explosives 4 3.0
E968       By Other and Unspecified Means 2 1.5
E980-989    Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted 1 0.8
E980       Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances 1 0.8
ICDA 9
Code
Number

Cause of Death
Number
of
Deaths

Rate

* Maternal death rates are per 100,000 live births
** Causes 800-999 have been coded using E External ICDA 9 Codes

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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