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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 5, 1998

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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
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Last updated March 23, 2000.