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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Fayette County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 5.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 644 13.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 5.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 3.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 18.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 140 292.3
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 34 71.0
------Colon 10 20.9
------Pancreas 7 14.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 48 100.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 48 100.2
---of Female Breast 11 23.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 16 33.4
------Cervix Uteri 1 2.1
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 5 10.4
------Prostate 5 10.4
------Bladder 3 6.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 31 64.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 6.3
Diabetes Mellitus 19 39.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 275 574.1
---Diseases of the Heart 225 469.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 162 338.2
---Hypertension 3 6.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 34 71.0
---Atherosclerosis 4 8.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 18.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 18 37.6
---Pneumonia 17 35.5
---Influenza 1 2.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 42 87.7
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 8 16.7
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 16 33.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 12 25.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 10.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 15 31.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.2
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 3 6.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 27 56.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 23.0
---Falls 5 10.4
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 2.1
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 10 20.9
Suicide 1 2.1
Homicide 2 4.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 67 139.9


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Last updated March 23, 2000.