| Selected Causes of Death |
Number |
Rate |
| Fetal Deaths |
16 |
4.6 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes |
3,418 |
11.8 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year |
18 |
5.2 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days |
10 |
2.9 |
| Tuberculosis |
0 |
0.0 |
| Septicemia |
45 |
15.5 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection |
4 |
1.4 |
| Malignant Neoplasms |
785 |
270.9 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum |
161 |
55.6 |
| ------Colon |
64 |
22.1 |
| ------Pancreas |
26 |
9.0 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs |
272 |
93.9 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung |
265 |
91.4 |
| ---of Female Breast |
60 |
20.7 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs |
124 |
42.8 |
| ------Cervix Uteri |
8 |
2.8 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine |
27 |
9.3 |
| ------Prostate |
42 |
14.5 |
| ------Bladder |
27 |
9.3 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) |
168 |
58.0 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms |
18 |
6.2 |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
126 |
43.5 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease |
1,363 |
470.3 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart |
1,071 |
369.6 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease |
647 |
223.3 |
| ---Hypertension |
30 |
10.4 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases |
200 |
69.0 |
| ---Atherosclerosis |
20 |
6.9 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries |
42 |
14.5 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza |
125 |
43.1 |
| ---Pneumonia |
116 |
40.0 |
| ---Influenza |
9 |
3.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
171 |
59.0 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma |
31 |
10.7 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent |
32 |
11.0 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
8 |
2.8 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
43 |
14.8 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
49 |
16.9 |
| Congenital Anomalies |
12 |
4.1 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions |
27 |
9.3 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
144 |
49.7 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries |
76 |
26.2 |
| ---Falls |
32 |
11.0 |
| ---Fires and Flames |
4 |
1.4 |
| ---Drownings |
1 |
0.3 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) |
31 |
10.7 |
| Suicide |
29 |
10.0 |
| Homicide |
21 |
7.2 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) |
424 |
146.3 |
* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 2000