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

ICDA 9
Code
Number
Cause of Death		 Number
of
Deaths
Rate
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 532 9.9
001-136 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 8 14.8
010-018    Tuberculosis 1 1.9
011       Pulmonary 1 1.9
030-041    Other Bacterial Diseases 4 7.4
038       Septicemia 3 5.6
040       Other 1 1.9
050-057    Viral Diseases Accompanied by Exanthem 1 1.9
053       Herpes Zoster 1 1.9
070-079    Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae 1 1.9
071       Rabies 1 1.9
130-136    Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 1.9
136       Other and Unspecified Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 1.9
140-239 Neoplasms 130 240.7
140-208    Malignant Neoplasms 130 240.7
150-159       Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 22 40.7
150          Esophagus 2 3.7
151          Stomach 2 3.7
153          Colon 11 20.4
155          Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 2 3.7
156          Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts 1 1.9
157          Pancreas 4 7.4
160-165       Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 55 101.9
160          Nasal Cavities, Middle Ear, and Accessory Sinuses 1 1.9
162          Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 54 100.0
170-175       Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast 10 18.5
174          Female Breast 10 18.5
179-189       Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs 15 27.8
180          Cervix Uteri 1 1.9
183          Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa 2 3.7
185          Prostate 7 13.0
187          Penis and Other Male Genital Organs 1 1.9
188          Bladder 2 3.7
189          Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs 2 3.7
190-199       Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites 11 20.4
191          Brain 1 1.9
195          Other and Ill-defined Sites 1 1.9
199          Without Specification of Site 9 16.7
200-208       Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue 17 31.5
200          Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma 1 1.9
201          Hodgkin's Disease 1 1.9
202          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue 8 14.8
203          Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms 4 7.4
205          Myeloid Leukemia 2 3.7
208          Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type 1 1.9
240-279 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 25 46.3
250-259    Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands 21 38.9
250       Diabetes Mellitus 20 37.0
251       Other Disorders of Pancreatic Internal Secretion 1 1.9
270-279    Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders 4 7.4
272       Of Lipoid Metabolism 1 1.9
276       Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance 1 1.9
277       Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism 1 1.9
278       Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation 1 1.9
280-289 Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 1 1.9
289    Other 1 1.9
290-319 Mental Disorders 3 5.6
290-294    Organic Psychotic Conditions 2 3.7
290       Senile and Presenile 2 3.7
300-316    Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders 1 1.9
310       Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage 1 1.9
320-389 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs 6 11.1
330-337    Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 4 7.4
331       Other Cerebral Degenerations 3 5.6
335       Anterior Horn Cell Disease 1 1.9
340-349    Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System 2 3.7
343       Infantile Cerebral Palsy 1 1.9
345       Epilepsy 1 1.9
390-459 Diseases of the Circulatory System 256 474.1
390-448    Major Cardiovascular Disease 255 472.2
404-429       Diseases of the Heart 208 385.2
401-405          Hypertensive Disease 3 5.6
401             Essential Hypertension 3 5.6
410-414          Ischemic Heart Disease 124 229.6
410             Acute Myocardial Infarction 83 153.7
414             Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 41 75.9
415-417          Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 2 3.7
415             Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease 2 3.7
420-429          Other Forms of Heart Disease 82 151.9
423             Other Diseases of Pericardium 1 1.9
424             Other Diseases of Endocardium 1 1.9
425             Cardiomyopathy 4 7.4
427             Cardiac Dysrhythmias 14 25.9
428             Heart Failure 19 35.2
429             Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease 43 79.6
430-438       Cerebrovascular Disease 34 63.0
430          Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 2 3.7
431          Intracerebral Hemorrhage 8 14.8
432          Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage 1 1.9
433          Occlusion and Stenosis of Precerebral Arteries 3 5.6
434          Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries 3 5.6
436          Acute but Ill-defined 16 29.6
437          Other and Ill-defined 1 1.9
440-448       Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries 10 18.5
440          Atherosclerosis 4 7.4
441          Aortic Aneurysm 4 7.4
443          Other Peripheral Vascular Disease 2 3.7
451-459    Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System 1 1.9
453       Other Venous Embolism and Thrombosis 1 1.9
460-519 Diseases of the Respiratory System 34 63.0
480-487    Pneumonia and Influenza 13 24.1
481       Pneumococcal Pneumonia 1 1.9
482       Other Bacterial Pneumonia 1 1.9
485       Bronchopneumonia, Organism Unspecified 1 1.9
486       Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified 10 18.5
490-496    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 17 31.5
492       Emphysema 4 7.4
493       Asthma 1 1.9
496       Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified 12 22.2
500-508    Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents 2 3.7
507       Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 2 3.7
510-519    Other Diseases of Respiratory System 2 3.7
515       Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis 1 1.9
518       Other Diseases of Lung 1 1.9
520-579 Diseases of the Digestive System 13 24.1
530-537    Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 1 1.9
533       Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified 1 1.9
560-569 Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum 2 3.7
560       Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia 1 1.9
562       Diverticula of Intestine 1 1.9
570-579    Other Diseases of Digestive System 10 18.5
571       Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 13.0
578       Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 3 5.6
580-589 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 3.7
585    Chronic Renal Failure 1 1.9
586    Renal Failure, Unspecified 1 1.9
590-599 Other Diseases of Urinary System 4 7.4
599    Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract 4 7.4
710-719 Arthropathies and Related Disorders 1 1.9
715    Osteoarthrosis and Allied Disorders 1 1.9
740-759 Congenital Anomalies 5 9.3
745    Bulbus Cordis Anomalies and Anomalies of Cardiac Septal Closure 1 1.9
746    Other, of Heart 2 3.7
748    Of Respiratory System 2 3.7
760-779 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 3 5.6
765    Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight 1 1.9
770    Other Respiratory Conditions of Fetus and Newborn 1 1.9
777    Perinatal Disorders of Digestive System 1 1.9
780-799 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 3.7
780-789    Symptoms 1 1.9
786       Involving Respiratory System and Other Chest Symptoms 1 1.9
797-799    Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality 1 1.9
799       Other 1 1.9
E800-999* External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 39 72.2
E800-949    Accidents, All Forms 31 57.4
E810-825       Motor Vehicle Accidents 10 18.5
E810-819          Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents 10 18.5
E812             Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle 2 3.7
E814             Collision with Pedestrian 1 1.9
E815             Other Collision on the Highway 1 1.9
E816             Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway 4 7.4
E818             Other Noncollision 1 1.9
E819             Unspecified Nature 1 1.9
E850-949       Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents 21 38.9
E860-869          Accidental Poisoning by Other Solid and Liquid Substances, Gases, and Vapors 2 3.7
E868             Other Utility Gas and Other Carbon Monoxide 2 3.7
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
2
3.7
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
2
3.7
E880-888          Accidental Falls 6 11.1
E887             Fracture, Cause Unspecified 1 1.9
E888             Other and Unspecified 5 9.3
E910-915          Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 5 9.3
E910             Accidental Drowning and Submersion 3 5.6
E911             Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 1 1.9
E912
   		             Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Object Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or
               Suffocation
1
1.9
E916-928          Other Accidents 6 11.1
E916             Struck Accidentally by Falling Object 2 3.7
E919             Caused by Machinery 3 5.6
E922             Caused by Firearm Missile 1 1.9
E950-959    Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 7 13.0
E950       Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances 1 1.9
E953       By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation 1 1.9
E955       By Firearms and Explosives 5 9.3
E980-989    Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted 1 1.9
E984       Submersion (Drowning) 1 1.9
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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