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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Brooke County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 4.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 338 13.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 4.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 15.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.8
Malignant Neoplasms 69 265.4
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 16 61.5
------Colon 5 19.2
------Pancreas 8 30.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 111.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 26 100.0
---of Female Breast 5 19.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 19.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 1 3.8
------Prostate 1 3.8
------Bladder 2 7.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 14 53.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 15 57.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 141 542.3
---Diseases of the Heart 118 453.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 82 315.4
---Hypertension 1 3.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 65.4
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 19.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 11 42.3
---Pneumonia 10 38.5
---Influenza 1 3.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 23 88.5
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 7.7
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 7.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 15.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 26.9
Congenital Anomalies 2 7.7
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 6 23.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 23.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 11.5
---Falls 1 3.8
---Fires and Flames 1 3.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 3.8
Suicide 4 15.4
Homicide 1 3.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 42 161.5


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