| Selected Causes of Death |
Number |
Rate |
| Fetal Deaths |
27 |
7.0 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes |
4,003 |
11.2 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year |
34 |
8.9 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days |
19 |
4.9 |
| Tuberculosis |
0 |
0.0 |
| Septicemia |
50 |
14.0 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection |
2 |
0.6 |
| Malignant Neoplasms |
931 |
260.1 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum |
201 |
56.2 |
| ------Colon |
79 |
22.1 |
| ------Pancreas |
42 |
11.7 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs |
311 |
86.9 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung |
305 |
85.2 |
| ---of Female Breast |
62 |
17.3 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs |
150 |
41.9 |
| ------Cervix Uteri |
7 |
2.0 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine |
40 |
11.2 |
| ------Prostate |
50 |
14.0 |
| ------Bladder |
27 |
7.5 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) |
207 |
57.8 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms |
13 |
3.6 |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
152 |
42.5 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease |
1,644 |
459.3 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart |
1,298 |
362.7 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease |
774 |
216.3 |
| ---Hypertension |
18 |
5.0 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases |
250 |
69.9 |
| ---Atherosclerosis |
32 |
8.9 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries |
46 |
12.9 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza |
131 |
36.6 |
| ---Pneumonia |
130 |
36.3 |
| ---Influenza |
1 |
0.3 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
213 |
59.5 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma |
44 |
12.3 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent |
43 |
12.0 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
8 |
2.2 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
39 |
10.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
59 |
16.5 |
| Congenital Anomalies |
17 |
4.7 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions |
31 |
8.7 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
138 |
38.6 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries |
58 |
16.2 |
| ---Falls |
38 |
10.6 |
| ---Fires and Flames |
6 |
1.7 |
| ---Drownings |
7 |
2.0 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) |
29 |
8.1 |
| Suicide |
38 |
10.6 |
| Homicide |
13 |
3.6 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) |
489 |
136.6 |
* 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