| Selected Causes of Death |
Number |
Rate |
| Fetal Deaths |
18 |
9.1 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes |
1,850 |
10.8 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year |
14 |
7.1 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days |
10 |
5.0 |
| Tuberculosis |
1 |
0.6 |
| Septicemia |
13 |
7.6 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection |
1 |
0.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms |
410 |
239.3 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum |
77 |
45.0 |
| ------Colon |
23 |
13.4 |
| ------Pancreas |
17 |
9.9 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs |
138 |
80.6 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung |
133 |
77.6 |
| ---of Female Breast |
21 |
12.3 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs |
63 |
36.8 |
| ------Cervix Uteri |
4 |
2.3 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine |
19 |
11.1 |
| ------Prostate |
15 |
8.8 |
| ------Bladder |
15 |
8.8 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) |
111 |
64.8 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms |
5 |
2.9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
61 |
35.6 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease |
852 |
497.4 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart |
631 |
368.4 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease |
414 |
241.7 |
| ---Hypertension |
10 |
5.8 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases |
120 |
70.1 |
| ---Atherosclerosis |
58 |
33.9 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries |
33 |
19.3 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza |
77 |
45.0 |
| ---Pneumonia |
73 |
42.6 |
| ---Influenza |
4 |
2.3 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
84 |
49.0 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma |
18 |
10.5 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent |
11 |
6.4 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
0 |
0.0 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
21 |
12.3 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
23 |
13.4 |
| Congenital Anomalies |
10 |
5.8 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions |
11 |
6.4 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
62 |
36.2 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries |
31 |
18.1 |
| ---Falls |
13 |
7.6 |
| ---Fires and Flames |
2 |
1.2 |
| ---Drownings |
2 |
1.2 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) |
14 |
8.2 |
| Suicide |
16 |
9.3 |
| Homicide |
4 |
2.3 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) |
188 |
109.7 |
* 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