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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Wetzel 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 2,210 23 4 2 3 10 9 31 47 114 267 510 672 518 72.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 16 16 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 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 74.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 460 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 12 39 87 150 125 41 69.2
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 22 36 28 13 71.3
------Colon 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 15 11 5 69.1
------Pancreas 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 4 5 2 69.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 42 57 32 1 66.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 16 41 57 32 0 66.8
---of Female Breast 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 7 10 3 69.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 5 14 19 12 73.0
------Cervix Uteri 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 64.7
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 3 6 3 70.6
------Prostate 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 5 78.4
------Bladder 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 77.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 118 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 9 15 36 36 12 68.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 85.2
Diabetes Mellitus 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 17 24 16 8 70.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,032 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 12 36 100 227 351 300 76.9
---Diseases of the Heart 784 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 11 34 82 177 266 210 76.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 596 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 29 64 144 202 149 75.8
---Hypertension 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 77.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 197 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11 40 66 77 80.0
---Atherosclerosis 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 7 82.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 8 6 5 73.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 16 48 59 82.1
---Pneumonia 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 15 47 55 82.0
---Influenza 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 84.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 100 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 35 30 18 73.5
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 39 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 10 8 10 72.2
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 5 79.8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 61.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 5 3 2 65.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 10 15 81.4
Congenital Anomalies 12 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 3 48.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 75 0 2 2 1 3 3 15 7 3 10 2 14 13 53.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 35 0 0 1 1 3 2 11 4 3 5 1 3 1 41.3
---Falls 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 7 83.6
---Fires and Flames 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 67.7
---Drownings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 61.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 23 0 2 1 0 0 1 4 2 0 3 0 5 5 53.9
Suicide 31 0 0 0 0 5 1 3 5 4 5 4 4 0 47.7
Homicide 8 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 43.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 197 11 0 0 0 1 1 3 4 12 23 34 60 48 69.8
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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