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

ICDA 9
Code
Number
Cause of Death		 Number
of
Deaths
Rate
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 2,837 10.4
001-136 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 48 17.5
001-009    Intestinal Infectious Diseases 1 0.4
008       Due to Other Organisms 1 0.4
010-018    Tuberculosis 1 0.4
017       Of Other Organs 1 0.4
030-041    Other Bacterial Diseases 31 11.3
038       Septicemia 30 10.9
041       In Conditions Classified Elsewhere and of Unspecified Site 1 0.4
042-044    Human Immunodeficiency Virus 5 1.8
042       Infection with Specified Conditions 3 1.1
043       Infection Causing Other Specified Conditions 2 0.7
045-049    Poliomyelitis and Other Non-Arthropod-Borne Viral Diseases of Central Nervous System 1 0.4
049       Other Non-arthropod-borne Viral Diseases of Central Nervous System 1 0.4
070-079    Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae 1 0.4
078       Other 1 0.4
110-118    Mycoses 4 1.5
112       Candidiasis 1 0.4
117       Other 3 1.1
130-136    Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 4 1.5
135       Sarcoidosis 1 0.4
136       Other and Unspecified Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 3 1.1
137-139 Late Effects of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 0.4
138    Of Acute Poliomyelitis 1 0.4
140-239 Neoplasms 691 252.2
140-208    Malignant Neoplasms 682 248.9
140-149       Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 13 4.7
141          Tongue 4 1.5
142          Major Salivary Glands 1 0.4
143          Gum 1 0.4
146          Oropharynx 1 0.4
147          Nasopharynx 3 1.1
149          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 3 1.1
150-159       Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 136 49.6
150          Esophagus 15 5.5
151          Stomach 17 6.2
152          Small Intestine, Including Duodenum 2 0.7
153          Colon 47 17.2
154          Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus 6 2.2
155          Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 15 5.5
156          Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts 1 0.4
157          Pancreas 25 9.1
159          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 8 2.9
160-165       Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 229 83.6
161          Larynx 13 4.7
162          Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 216 78.8
170-175       Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast 76 27.7
171          Connective and Other Soft Tissue 3 1.1
172          Melanoma of Skin 8 2.9
173          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin 2 0.7
174          Female Breast 62 22.6
175          Male Breast 1 0.4
179-189       Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs 99 36.1
179          Uterus, Part Unspecified 2 0.7
180          Cervix Uteri 5 1.8
182          Body of Uterus 4 1.5
183          Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa 22 8.0
184          Other and Unspecified Female Genital Organs 2 0.7
185          Prostate 37 13.5
186          Testis 1 0.4
188          Bladder 12 4.4
189          Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs 14 5.1
190-199       Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites 82 29.9
191          Brain 11 4.0
192          Other and Unspecified Parts of Nervous System 1 0.4
194          Other Endocrine Glands and Related Structures 3 1.1
195          Other and Ill-defined Sites 6 2.2
199          Without Specification of Site 61 22.3
200-208       Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue 47 17.2
200          Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma 1 0.4
202          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue 18 6.6
203          Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms 10 3.6
204          Lymphoid Leukemia 5 1.8
205          Myeloid Leukemia 9 3.3
206          Monocytic Leukemia 1 0.4
208          Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type 3 1.1
235-239    Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 8 2.9
230-234       Carcinoma in Situ 1 0.4
233          Breast and Genitourinary System 1 0.4
235-238       Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 5 1.8
237          Endocrine Glands and Nervous System 1 0.4
238          Other and Unspecified Sites and Tissues 4 1.5
239       Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 3 1.1
240-279 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 89 32.5
240-246    Disorders of Thyroid Gland 3 1.1
242       Thyrotoxicosis with or without Goiter 2 0.7
244       Acquired Hypothyroidism 1 0.4
250-259    Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands 58 21.2
250       Diabetes Mellitus 57 20.8
259       Other Endocrine Disorders 1 0.4
260-269    Nutritional Deficiencies 3 1.1
261       Nutritional Marasmus 1 0.4
263       Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition 2 0.7
270-279    Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders 25 9.1
272       Of Lipoid Metabolism 3 1.1
274       Gout 1 0.4
275       Of Mineral Metabolism 1 0.4
276       Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance 14 5.1
277       Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism 1 0.4
278       Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation 3 1.1
279       Involving the Immune Mechanism 2 0.7
280-289 Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 12 4.4
281    Other Deficiency Anemias 2 0.7
284    Aplastic Anemia 2 0.7
285    Other and Unspecified Anemias 5 1.8
286    Coagulation Defects 1 0.4
288    Diseases of White Blood Cells 1 0.4
289    Other 1 0.4
290-319 Mental Disorders 34 12.4
290-294    Organic Psychotic Conditions 14 5.1
290       Senile and Presenile 14 5.1
295-299    Other Psychoses 7 2.6
298       Other Nonorganic 7 2.6
300-316    Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders 11 4.0
303       Alcohol Dependence Syndrome 7 2.6
305       Nondependent Abuse of Drugs 1 0.4
310       Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage 3 1.1
317-319    Mental Retardation 2 0.7
319       Unspecified 2 0.7
320-389 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs 35 12.8
320-326    Inflammatory Diseases of the Central Nervous System 1 0.4
322       Meningitis of Unspecified Cause 1 0.4
330-337    Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 25 9.1
331       Other Cerebral Degenerations 9 3.3
332       Parkinson's Disease 8 2.9
333       Other Extrapyramidal Disease and Abnormal Movement Disorders 1 0.4
334       Spinocerebellar Disease 1 0.4
335       Anterior Horn Cell Disease 6 2.2
340-349    Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System 5 1.8
340       Multiple Sclerosis 1 0.4
348       Other Conditions of Brain 4 1.5
350-359    Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 4 1.5
357       Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy 1 0.4
358       Myoneural Disorders 1 0.4
359       Muscular Dystrophies and Other Myopathies 2 0.7
390-459 Diseases of the Circulatory System 1,165 425.2
390-448    Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,161 423.7
390-398,
402,
404-429		    
   
      Diseases of the Heart

944

344.5
390-392          Acute Rheumatic Fever 1 0.4
391             With Heart Involvement 1 0.4
393-398          Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 6 2.2
394             Diseases of Mitral Valve 4 1.5
396             Diseases of Mitral and Aortic Valves 2 0.7
401-405          Hypertensive Disease 27 9.9
401             Essential Hypertension 9 3.3
402             Hypertensive Heart Disease 13 4.7
403             Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 0.7
404             Hypertensive Heart and Renal Disease 3 1.1
410-414          Ischemic Heart Disease 560 204.4
410             Acute Myocardial Infarction 329 120.1
411             Other Acute and Subacute Form of Ischemic Heart Disease 1 0.4
412             Old Myocardial Infarction 2 0.7
413             Angina Pectoris 3 1.1
414             Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 225 82.1
415-417          Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 19 6.9
415             Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease 17 6.2
416             Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease 2 0.7
420-429          Other Forms of Heart Disease 342 124.8
423             Other Diseases of Pericardium 1 0.4
424             Other Diseases of Endocardium 18 6.6
425             Cardiomyopathy 28 10.2
426             Conduction Disorders 2 0.7
427             Cardiac Dysrhythmias 192 70.1
428             Heart Failure 48 17.5
429             Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease 53 19.3
430-438       Cerebrovascular Disease 161 58.8
430          Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 4 1.5
431          Intracerebral Hemorrhage 21 7.7
432          Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage 4 1.5
433          Occlusion and Stenosis of Precerebral Arteries 1 0.4
434          Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries 12 4.4
435          Transcient Cerebral Ischemia 1 0.4
436          Acute but Ill-defined 115 42.0
437          Other and Ill-defined 1 0.4
438          Late Effects of 2 0.7
440-448       Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries 45 16.4
440          Atherosclerosis 9 3.3
441          Aortic Aneurysm 25 9.1
442          Other Aneurysm 2 0.7
443          Other Peripheral Vascular Disease 5 1.8
447          Other Disorders of Arteries and Arterioles 4 1.5
451-459    Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System 4 1.5
453       Other Venous Embolism and Thrombosis 1 0.4
458       Hypotension 3 1.1
460-519 Diseases of the Respiratory System 363 132.5
460-466    Acute Respiratory Infections 4 1.5
465       Upper Respiratory Infections of Multiple or Unspecified Sites 2 0.7
466       Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis 2 0.7
480-487    Pneumonia and Influenza 117 42.7
480       Viral Pneumonia 3 1.1
481       Pneumococcal Pneumonia 2 0.7
482       Other Bacterial Pneumonia 2 0.7
485       Bronchopneumonia, Organism Unspecified 2 0.7
486       Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified 106 38.7
487       Influenza 2 0.7
490-496    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 171 62.4
491       Chronic Bronchitis 2 0.7
492       Emphysema 25 9.1
493       Asthma 4 1.5
496       Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified 140 51.1
500-508    Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents 48 17.5
500       Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 37 13.5
507       Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 11 4.0
510-519    Other Diseases of Respiratory System 23 8.4
510       Empyema 1 0.4
511       Pleurisy 3 1.1
512       Pneumothorax 1 0.4
515       Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis 8 2.9
518       Other Diseases of Lung 9 3.3
519       Other Diseases of Respiratory System 1 0.4
520-579 Diseases of the Digestive System 89 32.5
530-537    Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 8 2.9
531       Gastric Ulcer 3 1.1
532       Duodenal Ulcer 1 0.4
533       Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified 1 0.4
535       Gastritis and Duodenitis 2 0.7
537       Other Disorders of Stomach and Duodenum 1 0.4
550-553    Hernia of Abdominal Cavity 1 0.4
553       Other, without Mention of Obstruction or Gangrene 1 0.4
555-558    Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis 18 6.6
557       Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine 15 5.5
558       Other Noninfective Gastroenteritis and Colitis 3 1.1
560-569 Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum 12 4.4
560       Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia 5 1.8
562       Diverticula of Intestine 2 0.7
567       Peritonitis 3 1.1
569       Other Disorders of Intestine 2 0.7
570-579    Other Diseases of Digestive System 50 18.2
571       Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 6.9
572       Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease 11 4.0
573       Other Disorders of Liver 3 1.1
575       Other Disorders of Gallbladder 1 0.4
576       Other Disorders of Biliary Tract 2 0.7
577       Diseases of Pancreas 3 1.1
578       Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 11 4.0
580-589 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 43 15.7
583    Nephritis and Nephropathy, Not Specified as Acute or Chronic 1 0.4
584    Acute Renal Failure 6 2.2
585    Chronic Renal Failure 12 4.4
586    Renal Failure, Unspecified 24 8.8
590-599 Other Diseases of Urinary System 18 6.6
590    Infections of Kidney 1 0.4
593    Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter 5 1.8
599    Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract 12 4.4
680-709 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 3 1.1
690-698    Other Inflammatory Conditions of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 1 0.4
695       Erythematous Conditions 1 0.4
700-709    Other Diseases of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 2 0.7
707       Chronic Ulcer of Skin 2 0.7
710-719 Arthropathies and Related Disorders 2 0.7
710    Diffuse Diseases of Connective Tissue 1 0.4
714    Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies 1 0.4
730-739 Osteopathies, Chondropathies, and Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 2 0.7
733    Other Disorders of Bone and Cartilage 1 0.4
737    Curvature of Spine 1 0.4
740-759 Congenital Anomalies 9 3.3
741    Spina Bifida 1 0.4
745    Bulbus Cordis Anomalies and Anomalies of Cardiac Septal Closure 3 1.1
746    Other, of Heart 1 0.4
748    Of Respiratory System 1 0.4
753    Of Urinary System 2 0.7
759    Other and Unspecified 1 0.4
760-779 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 8 2.9
760    Fetus or Newborn Affected by Maternal Conditions Which May Be Unrelated to Present Pregnancy 1 0.4
762    Fetus or Newborn Affected by Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes 1 0.4
765    Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight 1 0.4
769    Respiratory Distress Syndrome 1 0.4
770    Other Respiratory Conditions of Fetus and Newborn 2 0.7
779    Other and Ill-defined Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 2 0.7
780-799 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 24 8.8
780-789    Symptoms 5 1.8
783       Concerning Nutrition, Metabolism and Development 1 0.4
784       Involving Head and Neck 1 0.4
785       Involving Cardiovascular System 2 0.7
786       Involving Respiratory System and Other Chest Symptoms 1 0.4
797-799    Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality 19 6.9
797       Senility without Mention of Psychosis 1 0.4
798       Sudden Death, Cause Unknown 6 2.2
799       Other 12 4.4
E800-999* External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 201 73.4
E800-949    Accidents, All Forms 157 57.3
E810-825       Motor Vehicle Accidents 77 28.1
E810-819          Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents 77 28.1
E812             Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle 26 9.5
E814             Collision with Pedestrian 3 1.1
E815             Other Collision on the Highway 4 1.5
E816             Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway 7 2.6
E818             Other Noncollision 6 2.2
E819             Unspecified Nature 31 11.3
E830-838       Water Transport Accidents 6 2.2
E830          Accident to Watercraft Causing Submersion 3 1.1
E831          Accident to Watercraft Causing Other Injury 2 0.7
E835          Other and Unspecified Fall 1 0.4
E840-845       Air and Space Transport Accidents 3 1.1
E841          Accident to Powered Aircraft, Other and Unspecified 3 1.1
E850-949       Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents 71 25.9
E850-858          Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals 3 1.1
E850             Analgesics, Antipyretics, Antirheumatics 1 0.4
E854             Other Psychotropic Agents 1 0.4
E858             Other Drugs 1 0.4
E860-869          Accidental Poisoning by Other Solid and Liquid Substances, Gases, and Vapors 2 0.7
E868             Other Utility Gas and Other Carbon Monoxide 2 0.7
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
4
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
3
1.1
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
0.4
E880-888          Accidental Falls 20 7.3
E880             On or from Stairs or Steps 2 0.7
E882             From or Out of Building or Other Structure 1 0.4
E883             Into Hole or Other Opening in Surface 1 0.4
E884             Other from One Level to Another 1 0.4
E885             On Same Level from Slipping, Tripping, or Stumbling 1 0.4
E887             Fracture, Cause Unspecified 2 0.7
E888             Other and Unspecified 12 4.4
E890-899          Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames 3 1.1
E890             Conflagration in Private Dwelling 2 0.7
E891             Conflagration in Other and Unspecified Building or Structure 1 0.4
E900-909          Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors 3 1.1
E901             Excessive Cold 2 0.7
E907             Lightning 1 0.4
E910-915          Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 11 4.0
E910             Accidental Drowning and Submersion 2 0.7
E911             Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 5 1.8
E912
   		             Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Object Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or
               Suffocation
3
1.1
E913             Accidental Mechanical Suffocation 1 0.4
E916-928          Other Accidents 19 6.9
E916             Struck Accidentally by Falling Object 10 3.6
E919             Caused by Machinery 3 1.1
E922             Caused by Firearm Missile 2 0.7
E925             Caused by Electric Current 3 1.1
E928             Other and Unspecified Environmental and Accidental Causes 1 0.4
E929          Late Effects of Accidental Injury 6 2.2
E929             Late Effects of Accidental Injury 6 2.2
E950-959    Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 32 11.7
E950       Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances 3 1.1
E953       By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation 1 0.4
E955       By Firearms and Explosives 27 9.9
E958       By Other and Unspecified Means 1 0.4
E960-969    Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons 12 4.4
E963       By Hanging and Strangulation 1 0.4
E965       By Firearms and Explosives 9 3.3
E966       By Cutting and Piercing Instruments 1 0.4
E968       By Other and Unspecified Means 1 0.4
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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