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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Wirt 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 532 8 1 1 1 4 5 12 16 35 75 108 150 116 70.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 81.0
Septicemia 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 75.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 130 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 8 30 43 28 14 68.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 9 3 4 70.6
------Colon 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 2 71.4
------Pancreas 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 67.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 24 11 5 69.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 24 11 5 70.0
---of Female Breast 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 3 0 60.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 6 3 72.3
------Cervix Uteri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 60.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 51.5
------Prostate 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 80.1
------Bladder 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 77.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 10 6 5 2 63.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 4 6 75.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 255 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 19 35 45 80 70 75.0
---Diseases of the Heart 208 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 19 30 37 61 55 74.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 124 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 11 20 26 37 26 72.9
---Hypertension 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 84.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 15 11 78.9
---Atherosclerosis 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 83.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 71.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 5 77.7
---Pneumonia 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 3 5 77.7
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2 78.4
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 76.2
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 96.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 68.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 78.5
Congenital Anomalies 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 73.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 31 0 0 0 1 4 3 5 3 3 0 2 7 3 49.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 31.2
---Falls 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 80.2
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
---Drownings 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24.3
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 12 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 5 0 55.3
Suicide 7 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 32.3
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 37 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 11 12 65.4
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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