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

ICDA 9
Code
Number
Cause of Death		 Number
of
Deaths
Rate
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 4,507 12.7
001-136 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 74 20.9
010-018    Tuberculosis 1 0.3
011       Pulmonary 1 0.3
030-041    Other Bacterial Diseases 52 14.7
038       Septicemia 49 13.8
041       In Conditions Classified Elsewhere and of Unspecified Site 3 0.8
042-044    Human Immunodeficiency Virus 9 2.5
042       Infection with Specified Conditions 8 2.3
043       Infection Causing Other Specified Conditions 1 0.3
070-079    Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae 7 2.0
070       Viral Hepatitis 4 1.1
079       Viral Infection in Conditions Classified Elsewhere and of Unspecified Site 3 0.8
110-118    Mycoses 3 0.8
117       Other 3 0.8
130-136    Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 0.6
135       Sarcoidosis 1 0.3
136       Other and Unspecified Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 0.3
140-239 Neoplasms 1,034 292.1
140-208    Malignant Neoplasms 1,017 287.3
140-149       Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 15 4.2
142          Major Salivary Glands 1 0.3
144          Floor of Mouth 2 0.6
145          Other and Unspecified Parts of Mouth 4 1.1
147          Nasopharynx 1 0.3
148          Hypopharynx 4 1.1
149          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 3 0.8
150-159       Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 216 61.0
150          Esophagus 17 4.8
151          Stomach 22 6.2
153          Colon 81 22.9
154          Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus 11 3.1
155          Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 14 4.0
156          Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts 9 2.5
157          Pancreas 53 15.0
158          Retroperitoneum and Peritoneum 5 1.4
159          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 4 1.1
160-165       Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 362 102.3
160          Nasal Cavities, Middle Ear, and Accessory Sinuses 1 0.3
161          Larynx 10 2.8
162          Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 351 99.2
170-175       Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast 83 23.4
170          Bone and Articular Cartilage 1 0.3
171          Connective and Other Soft Tissue 5 1.4
172          Melanoma of Skin 12 3.4
173          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin 5 1.4
174          Female Breast 59 16.7
175          Male Breast 1 0.3
179-189       Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs 142 40.1
179          Uterus, Part Unspecified 6 1.7
180          Cervix Uteri 13 3.7
182          Body of Uterus 3 0.8
183          Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa 26 7.3
184          Other and Unspecified Female Genital Organs 4 1.1
185          Prostate 63 17.8
188          Bladder 19 5.4
189          Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs 8 2.3
190-199       Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites 128 36.2
191          Brain 18 5.1
193          Thyroid Gland 1 0.3
194          Other Endocrine Glands and Related Structures 1 0.3
195          Other and Ill-defined Sites 11 3.1
199          Without Specification of Site 97 27.4
200-208       Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue 71 20.1
200          Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma 1 0.3
201          Hodgkin's Disease 1 0.3
202          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue 28 7.9
203          Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms 15 4.2
204          Lymphoid Leukemia 11 3.1
205          Myeloid Leukemia 8 2.3
208          Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type 7 2.0
235-239    Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 16 4.5
230-234       Carcinoma in Situ 1 0.3
233          Breast and Genitourinary System 1 0.3
235-238       Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 3 0.8
237          Endocrine Glands and Nervous System 1 0.3
238          Other and Unspecified Sites and Tissues 2 0.6
239       Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 13 3.7
240-279 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 159 44.9
240-246    Disorders of Thyroid Gland 8 2.3
242       Thyrotoxicosis with or without Goiter 1 0.3
244       Acquired Hypothyroidism 7 2.0
250-259    Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands 114 32.2
250       Diabetes Mellitus 114 32.2
260-269    Nutritional Deficiencies 9 2.5
260       Kwashiorkor 1 0.3
263       Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition 7 2.0
267       Ascorbic Acid Deficiency 1 0.3
270-279    Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders 28 7.9
272       Of Lipoid Metabolism 7 2.0
273       Of Plasma Protein Metabolism 1 0.3
276       Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance 15 4.2
277       Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism 4 1.1
278       Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation 1 0.3
280-289 Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 30 8.5
280    Iron Deficiency Anemias 2 0.6
282    Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias 1 0.3
284    Aplastic Anemia 5 1.4
285    Other and Unspecified Anemias 11 3.1
286    Coagulation Defects 4 1.1
287    Purpura and Other Hemorrhagic Conditions 2 0.6
288    Diseases of White Blood Cells 1 0.3
289    Other 4 1.1
290-319 Mental Disorders 105 29.7
290-294    Organic Psychotic Conditions 32 9.0
290       Senile and Presenile 31 8.8
291       Alcoholic Psychoses 1 0.3
295-299    Other Psychoses 46 13.0
295       Schizophrenic 1 0.3
298       Other Nonorganic 45 12.7
300-316    Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders 27 7.6
303       Alcohol Dependence Syndrome 14 4.0
305       Nondependent Abuse of Drugs 3 0.8
307       Special Symptoms or Syndromes Not Elsewhere Classified 1 0.3
310       Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage 9 2.5
320-389 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs 75 21.2
320-326    Inflammatory Diseases of the Central Nervous System 1 0.3
324       Intracranial and Intraspinal Abscess 1 0.3
330-337    Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 58 16.4
331       Other Cerebral Degenerations 32 9.0
332       Parkinson's Disease 17 4.8
333       Other Extrapyramidal Disease and Abnormal Movement Disorders 4 1.1
335       Anterior Horn Cell Disease 5 1.4
340-349    Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System 14 4.0
340       Multiple Sclerosis 7 2.0
344       Other Paralytic Syndromes 1 0.3
345       Epilepsy 2 0.6
348       Other Conditions of Brain 3 0.8
349       Other and Unspecified 1 0.3
350-359    Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 2 0.6
356       Hereditary and Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy 1 0.3
359       Muscular Dystrophies and Other Myopathies 1 0.3
390-459 Diseases of the Circulatory System 1,832 517.5
390-448    Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,826 515.8
390-398,
402,
404-429		    
   
      Diseases of the Heart

1,391

392.9
393-398          Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 9 2.5
394             Diseases of Mitral Valve 3 0.8
396             Diseases of Mitral and Aortic Valves 2 0.6
397             Diseases of Other Endocardial Structures 3 0.8
398             Other Rheumatic Heart Disease 1 0.3
401-405          Hypertensive Disease 68 19.2
401             Essential Hypertension 20 5.6
402             Hypertensive Heart Disease 32 9.0
403             Hypertensive Renal Disease 11 3.1
404             Hypertensive Heart and Renal Disease 5 1.4
410-414          Ischemic Heart Disease 807 228.0
410             Acute Myocardial Infarction 466 131.6
411             Other Acute and Subacute Form of Ischemic Heart Disease 3 0.8
412             Old Myocardial Infarction 3 0.8
413             Angina Pectoris 5 1.4
414             Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 330 93.2
415-417          Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 37 10.5
415             Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease 24 6.8
416             Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease 12 3.4
417             Other Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 1 0.3
420-429          Other Forms of Heart Disease 501 141.5
421             Acute and Subacute Endocarditis 1 0.3
424             Other Diseases of Endocardium 37 10.5
425             Cardiomyopathy 72 20.3
427             Cardiac Dysrhythmias 194 54.8
428             Heart Failure 100 28.2
429             Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease 97 27.4
430-438       Cerebrovascular Disease 289 81.6
430          Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 7 2.0
431          Intracerebral Hemorrhage 26 7.3
432          Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage 7 2.0
433          Occlusion and Stenosis of Precerebral Arteries 1 0.3
434          Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries 9 2.5
436          Acute but Ill-defined 216 61.0
437          Other and Ill-defined 12 3.4
438          Late Effects of 11 3.1
440-448       Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries 115 32.5
440          Atherosclerosis 41 11.6
441          Aortic Aneurysm 51 14.4
442          Other Aneurysm 6 1.7
443          Other Peripheral Vascular Disease 6 1.7
444          Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis 9 2.5
446          Polyarteritis Nodosa and Allied Conditions 2 0.6
451-459    Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System 6 1.7
453       Other Venous Embolism and Thrombosis 1 0.3
454       Varicose Veins of Lower Extremities 1 0.3
458       Hypotension 2 0.6
459       Other Disorders of Circulatory System 2 0.6
460-519 Diseases of the Respiratory System 510 144.1
460-466    Acute Respiratory Infections 1 0.3
465       Upper Respiratory Infections of Multiple or Unspecified Sites 1 0.3
480-487    Pneumonia and Influenza 161 45.5
480       Viral Pneumonia 2 0.6
482       Other Bacterial Pneumonia 5 1.4
485       Bronchopneumonia, Organism Unspecified 2 0.6
486       Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified 145 41.0
487       Influenza 7 2.0
490-496    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 230 65.0
491       Chronic Bronchitis 4 1.1
492       Emphysema 33 9.3
493       Asthma 7 2.0
496       Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified 186 52.5
500-508    Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents 62 17.5
500       Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 35 9.9
502       Pneumoconiosis Due to Other Silica or Silicates 1 0.3
506       Respiratory Conditions Due to Chemical Fumes and Vapors 1 0.3
507       Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 25 7.1
510-519    Other Diseases of Respiratory System 56 15.8
510       Empyema 1 0.3
514       Pulmonary Congestion and Hypostasis 1 0.3
515       Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis 20 5.6
516       Other Alveolar and Parietoalveolar Pneumopathy 1 0.3
518       Other Diseases of Lung 27 7.6
519       Other Diseases of Respiratory System 6 1.7
520-579 Diseases of the Digestive System 166 46.9
530-537    Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 17 4.8
530       Diseases of Esophagus 8 2.3
531       Gastric Ulcer 4 1.1
532       Duodenal Ulcer 1 0.3
533       Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified 2 0.6
535       Gastritis and Duodenitis 2 0.6
550-553    Hernia of Abdominal Cavity 2 0.6
553       Other, without Mention of Obstruction or Gangrene 2 0.6
555-558    Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis 23 6.5
556       Idiopathic Proctocolitis 1 0.3
557       Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine 21 5.9
558       Other Noninfective Gastroenteritis and Colitis 1 0.3
560-569 Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum 30 8.5
560       Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia 12 3.4
562       Diverticula of Intestine 10 2.8
564       Functional Digestive Disorders, Not Elsewhere Classified 1 0.3
567       Peritonitis 1 0.3
569       Other Disorders of Intestine 6 1.7
570-579    Other Diseases of Digestive System 94 26.6
571       Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 39 11.0
572       Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease 10 2.8
573       Other Disorders of Liver 3 0.8
574       Cholelithiasis 2 0.6
575       Other Disorders of Gallbladder 6 1.7
577       Diseases of Pancreas 13 3.7
578       Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 21 5.9
580-589 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 69 19.5
584    Acute Renal Failure 8 2.3
585    Chronic Renal Failure 21 5.9
586    Renal Failure, Unspecified 40 11.3
590-599 Other Diseases of Urinary System 56 15.8
590    Infections of Kidney 2 0.6
592    Calculus of Kidney and Ureter 1 0.3
593    Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter 16 4.5
596    Other Disorders of Bladder 1 0.3
599    Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract 36 10.2
630-676* Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium 1 254.5
670-676    Complications of the Puerperium 1 254.5
674       Other and Unspecified, Not Elsewhere Classified 1 254.5
680-709 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 5 1.4
690-698    Other Inflammatory Conditions of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 2 0.6
695       Erythematous Conditions 2 0.6
700-709    Other Diseases of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 3 0.8
707       Chronic Ulcer of Skin 3 0.8
710-719 Arthropathies and Related Disorders 10 2.8
710    Diffuse Diseases of Connective Tissue 2 0.6
714    Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies 7 2.0
715    Osteoarthrosis and Allied Disorders 1 0.3
730-739 Osteopathies, Chondropathies, and Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 9 2.5
730    Osteomyelitis, Periostitis, and Other Infections Involving Bone 3 0.8
733    Other Disorders of Bone and Cartilage 4 1.1
737    Curvature of Spine 2 0.6
740-759 Congenital Anomalies 22 6.2
742    Other, of Nervous System 1 0.3
745    Bulbus Cordis Anomalies and Anomalies of Cardiac Septal Closure 2 0.6
746    Other, of Heart 5 1.4
747    Other, of Circulatory System 3 0.8
748    Of Respiratory System 1 0.3
756    Other Congenital Musculoskeletal Anomalies 1 0.3
758    Chromosomal Anomalies 5 1.4
759    Other and Unspecified 4 1.1
760-779 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 11 3.1
765    Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight 4 1.1
767    Birth Trauma 1 0.3
768    Intrauterine Hypoxia and Birth Asphyxia 1 0.3
769    Respiratory Distress Syndrome 1 0.3
770    Other Respiratory Conditions of Fetus and Newborn 1 0.3
772    Fetal and Neonatal Hemorrhage 1 0.3
777    Perinatal Disorders of Digestive System 1 0.3
778    Conditions Involving the Integument and Temperature Regulation of Fetus and Newborn 1 0.3
780-799 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 79 22.3
780-789    Symptoms 11 3.1
785       Involving Cardiovascular System 11 3.1
797-799    Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality 68 19.2
797       Senility without Mention of Psychosis 46 13.0
798       Sudden Death, Cause Unknown 2 0.6
799       Other 20 5.6
E800-999** External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 260 73.4
E800-949    Accidents, All Forms 186 52.5
E800-807       Railway Accidents 2 0.6
E805          Hit by Rolling Stock 2 0.6
E810-825       Motor Vehicle Accidents 92 26.0
E810-819          Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents 90 25.4
E812             Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle 23 6.5
E814             Collision with Pedestrian 3 0.8
E815             Other Collision on the Highway 12 3.4
E816             Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway 16 4.5
E818             Other Noncollision 10 2.8
E819             Unspecified Nature 26 7.3
E820-825          Motor Vehicle Nontraffic Accidents 2 0.6
E821             Other Offroad Motor Vehicle 1 0.3
E822             Collision with Moving Object 1 0.3
E830-838       Water Transport Accidents 1 0.3
E830          Accident to Watercraft Causing Submersion 1 0.3
E850-949       Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents 91 25.7
E850-858          Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals 4 1.1
E850             Analgesics, Antipyretics, Antirheumatics 1 0.3
E858             Other Drugs 3 0.8
E860-869          Accidental Poisoning by Other Solid and Liquid Substances, Gases, and Vapors 2 0.6
E860             Alcohol, Not Elsewhere Classified 1 0.3
E868             Other Utility Gas and Other Carbon Monoxide 1 0.3
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
6
1.7
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
3
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
3
0.8
E880-888          Accidental Falls 30 8.5
E880             On or from Stairs or Steps 1 0.3
E884             Other from One Level to Another 5 1.4
E885             On Same Level from Slipping, Tripping, or Stumbling 1 0.3
E887             Fracture, Cause Unspecified 3 0.8
E888             Other and Unspecified 20 5.6
E890-899          Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames 11 3.1
E890             Conflagration in Private Dwelling 10 2.8
E893             Caused by Ignition of Clothing 1 0.3
E900-909          Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors 4 1.1
E901             Excessive Cold 4 1.1
E910-915          Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 16 4.5
E910             Accidental Drowning and Submersion 6 1.7
E911             Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 6 1.7
E912
   		             Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Object Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or
               Suffocation
4
1.1
E916-928          Other Accidents 15 4.2
E916             Struck Accidentally by Falling Object 6 1.7
E919             Caused by Machinery 5 1.4
E922             Caused by Firearm Missile 2 0.6
E928             Other and Unspecified Environmental and Accidental Causes 2 0.6
E929          Late Effects of Accidental Injury 1 0.3
E929             Late Effects of Accidental Injury 1 0.3
E930-949          Drugs, Medicaments, and Biological Substances Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use 2 0.6
E942             Agents Primarily Affecting the Cardiovascular System 2 0.6
E950-959    Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 61 17.2
E950       Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances 2 0.6
E953       By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation 7 2.0
E954       By Submersion (Drowning) 1 0.3
E955       By Firearms and Explosives 50 14.1
E956       By Cutting and Piercing Instruments 1 0.3
E960-969    Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons 8 2.3
E965       By Firearms and Explosives 6 1.7
E968       By Other and Unspecified Means 2 0.6
E980-989    Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted 5 1.4
E984       Submersion (Drowning) 1 0.3
E988       Injury by Other and Unspecified Means 4 1.1
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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