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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Grant County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 12.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 107 9.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 6.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 6.5
Tuberculosis 1 9.0
Septicemia 0 0.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 24 216.2
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 1 9.0
------Colon 1 9.0
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 7 63.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 7 63.1
---of Female Breast 2 18.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 45.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 1 9.0
------Prostate 3 27.0
------Bladder 1 9.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 9 81.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 2 18.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 56 504.5
---Diseases of the Heart 42 378.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 31 279.3
---Hypertension 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 6 54.1
---Atherosclerosis 5 45.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 27.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 2 18.0
---Pneumonia 2 18.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 2 18.0
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 9.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 9.0
Congenital Anomalies 1 9.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 18.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 7 63.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 36.0
---Falls 1 9.0
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 18.0
Suicide 1 9.0
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 7 63.1


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