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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Upshur County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84		 85
and
Over
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,427 32 6 5 6 14 10 38 60 108 242 521 756 629 73.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Septicemia 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 10 8 81.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 554 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 18 34 89 163 169 76 71.2
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 17 28 36 25 72.8
------Colon 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 6 18 19 75.9
------Pancreas 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 5 6 0 66.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 31 60 47 11 70.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 31 60 42 11 69.8
---of Female Breast 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 8 10 7 70.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 13 26 31 16 73.1
------Cervix Uteri 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 54.4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 5 2 72.5
------Prostate 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 20 8 78.3
------Bladder 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 4 75.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 144 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 7 9 21 41 45 17 70.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 75.6
Diabetes Mellitus 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 6 11 15 17 73.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,072 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 16 40 86 221 365 337 77.5
---Diseases of the Heart 863 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 14 37 74 180 283 268 76.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 485 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 23 48 122 160 121 75.5
---Hypertension 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 84.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 10 27 50 40 78.4
---Atherosclerosis 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 85.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 18 8 78.5
Pneumonia and Influenza 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 20 40 81.7
---Pneumonia 74 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 20 40 81.7
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 122 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 41 41 24 75.0
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 26 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 8 76.8
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 4 78.3
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 3 78.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 4 0 0 61.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 4 7 76.0
Congenital Anomalies 18 12 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 19.1
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 32 5 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 7 10 61.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 103 1 2 3 3 9 5 15 11 7 3 8 16 20 52.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 51 1 0 1 2 7 5 10 8 5 1 6 3 2 39.7
---Falls 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 14 86.0
---Fires and Flames 8 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 30.9
---Drownings 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 33.5
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 18 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 6 3 62.2
Suicide 33 0 0 0 0 3 0 8 6 6 3 3 3 1 46.2
Homicide 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 42.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 271 13 1 1 0 1 3 5 5 5 22 41 90 84 72.7
Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84		 85
and
Over


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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