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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Hampshire County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 189 9.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 5.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 5.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 10.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 45 236.8
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 13 68.4
------Colon 4 21.1
------Pancreas 2 10.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 84.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 84.2
---of Female Breast 4 21.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 31.6
------Cervix Uteri 1 5.3
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 0.0
------Prostate 3 15.8
------Bladder 1 5.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 6 31.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 10 52.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 73 384.2
---Diseases of the Heart 60 315.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 46 242.1
---Hypertension 1 5.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 8 42.1
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 21.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 36.8
---Pneumonia 7 36.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 10 52.6
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 15.8
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 10.5
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 26.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 26.3
Congenital Anomalies 1 5.3
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 5.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 10 52.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 42.1
---Falls 0 0.0
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 10.5
Suicide 3 15.8
Homicide 1 5.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 14 73.7


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