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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Table 44

Barbour County, 1998

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 6.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 205 12.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 18.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 18.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 12.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 42 259.3
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 9 55.6
------Colon 3 18.5
------Pancreas 2 12.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 12 74.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 11 67.9
---of Female Breast 3 18.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 30.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 12.3
------Prostate 1 6.2
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 13 80.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 6.2
Diabetes Mellitus 10 61.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 74 456.8
---Diseases of the Heart 58 358.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 39 240.7
---Hypertension 1 6.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 13 80.2
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 12.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 17 104.9
---Pneumonia 17 104.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 18 111.1
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 6.2
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 6.2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 6.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 24.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 18.5
Congenital Anomalies 2 12.3
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 12.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 5 30.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 12.3
---Falls 2 12.3
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 6.2
Suicide 4 24.7
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 20 123.5


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Health Statistics Center, 2000
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Last updated March 23, 2000.