| Selected Causes of Death |
Number |
Rate |
| Fetal Deaths |
10 |
4.0 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes |
1,969 |
9.7 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year |
21 |
8.3 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days |
13 |
5.1 |
| Tuberculosis |
1 |
0.5 |
| Septicemia |
19 |
9.4 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection |
4 |
2.0 |
| Malignant Neoplasms |
455 |
224.5 |
| ---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum |
115 |
56.7 |
| ------Colon |
53 |
26.1 |
| ------Pancreas |
26 |
12.8 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs |
147 |
72.5 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung |
142 |
70.1 |
| ---of Female Breast |
36 |
17.8 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs |
67 |
33.1 |
| ------Cervix Uteri |
3 |
1.5 |
| ------Ovarian and Other Uterine |
13 |
6.4 |
| ------Prostate |
30 |
14.8 |
| ------Bladder |
10 |
4.9 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) |
90 |
44.4 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms |
6 |
3.0 |
| Diabetes Mellitus |
49 |
24.2 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease |
830 |
409.5 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart |
669 |
330.0 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease |
414 |
204.2 |
| ---Hypertension |
9 |
4.4 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases |
109 |
53.8 |
| ---Atherosclerosis |
14 |
6.9 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries |
29 |
14.3 |
| Pneumonia and Influenza |
68 |
33.5 |
| ---Pneumonia |
67 |
33.1 |
| ---Influenza |
1 |
0.5 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
89 |
43.9 |
| Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma |
17 |
8.4 |
| Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent |
10 |
4.9 |
| ---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis |
1 |
0.5 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
20 |
9.9 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
38 |
18.7 |
| Congenital Anomalies |
13 |
6.4 |
| Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions |
17 |
8.4 |
| Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
97 |
47.9 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries |
51 |
25.2 |
| ---Falls |
12 |
5.9 |
| ---Fires and Flames |
3 |
1.5 |
| ---Drownings |
2 |
1.0 |
| ---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) |
29 |
14.3 |
| Suicide |
33 |
16.3 |
| Homicide |
6 |
3.0 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) |
214 |
105.6 |
* 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