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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Cabell County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 4.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 1249 13.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 10 8.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 5.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 7.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 247 261.9
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 50 53.0
------Colon 27 28.6
------Pancreas 7 7.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 83 88.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 83 88.0
---of Female Breast 28 29.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 37 39.2
------Cervix Uteri 6 6.4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 8 8.5
------Prostate 11 11.7
------Bladder 4 4.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 49 52.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 5.3
Diabetes Mellitus 35 37.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 553 586.4
---Diseases of the Heart 433 459.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 240 254.5
---Hypertension 6 6.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 87 92.3
---Atherosclerosis 7 7.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 20 21.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 51 54.1
---Pneumonia 51 54.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 60 63.6
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 8 8.5
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 13 13.8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 1.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 21 22.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 16 17.0
Congenital Anomalies 2 2.1
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 7 7.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 37 39.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 17 18.0
---Falls 4 4.2
---Fires and Flames 2 2.1
---Drownings 1 1.1
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 13 13.8
Suicide 12 12.7
Homicide 7 7.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 176 186.6


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Last updated March 23, 2000.