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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Greenbrier County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 7.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 460 13.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 7.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 5.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 11.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.8
Malignant Neoplasms 103 291.0
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 14 39.5
------Colon 3 8.5
------Pancreas 4 11.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 45 127.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 42 118.6
---of Female Breast 9 25.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 36.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 11.3
------Prostate 4 11.3
------Bladder 3 8.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 22 62.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 8.5
Diabetes Mellitus 12 33.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 177 500.0
---Diseases of the Heart 136 384.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 74 209.0
---Hypertension 1 2.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 30 84.7
---Atherosclerosis 1 2.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 25.4
Pneumonia and Influenza 17 48.0
---Pneumonia 16 45.2
---Influenza 1 2.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 24 67.8
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 4 11.3
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 8 22.6
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 5 14.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 11.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 19.8
Congenital Anomalies 3 8.5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 5 14.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 18 50.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 5.6
---Falls 5 14.1
---Fires and Flames 3 8.5
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 8 22.6
Suicide 4 11.3
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 70 197.7


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