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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths
Number by Race and Gender
Kanawha County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 86 66 8 9 2 0 171
Total Deaths, All Causes 10,902 11,410 781 762 14 16 23,885
---Deaths under 1 Year 93 56 19 13 1 0 182
---Deaths under 28 Days 55 38 11 10 1 0 115
Tuberculosis 5 5 1 1 0 0 12
Septicemia 105 127 2 10 1 0 245
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 66 7 9 4 0 0 86
Malignant Neoplasms 2,852 2,753 184 168 2 7 5,966
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 596 588 47 41 0 4 1,276
------Colon 202 268 20 24 0 0 514
------Pancreas 110 105 7 4 0 0 226
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 1,126 811 62 49 0 1 2,049
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 1,086 791 58 47 0 1 1,983
---of Female Breast 1 413 0 28 0 1 443
---of Genitourinary Organs 435 297 42 18 1 1 794
------Cervix Uteri 0 49 0 6 0 0 55
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 152 0 6 0 1 159
------Prostate 288 0 34 0 1 0 323
------Bladder 71 38 7 4 0 0 120
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 694 644 33 32 1 0 1,404
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 36 41 2 4 0 0 83
Diabetes Mellitus 256 428 30 47 0 0 761
Major Cardiovascular Disease 4,283 4,884 289 332 5 6 9,799
---Diseases of the Heart 3,540 3,782 233 256 4 4 7,819
------Ischemic Heart Disease 2,108 2,090 99 117 2 2 4,418
---Hypertension 53 98 6 17 0 0 174
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 503 807 40 52 1 2 1,405
---Atherosclerosis 50 84 5 4 0 0 143
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 137 113 5 3 0 0 258
Pneumonia and Influenza 311 380 23 19 0 0 733
---Pneumonia 293 358 22 15 0 0 688
---Influenza 18 22 1 4 0 0 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 568 547 26 18 0 1 1,160
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 108 113 4 7 0 0 232
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 117 38 4 2 0 0 161
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 56 0 2 0 0 0 58
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 175 86 21 5 1 0 288
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 119 131 15 21 0 0 286
Congenital Anomalies 43 35 8 4 1 0 91
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 82 71 14 3 0 0 170
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 561 294 33 15 3 0 906
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 298 134 16 6 3 0 457
---Falls 80 81 3 1 0 0 165
---Fires and Flames 26 17 3 3 0 0 49
---Drownings 24 7 1 0 0 0 32
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 133 55 10 5 0 0 203
Suicide 236 49 5 1 0 1 292
Homicide 81 33 36 6 0 0 156
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,006 1,501 79 102 1 1 2,690
Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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