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