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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
Table 43

District 3, 1998

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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
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Last updated March 23, 2000.