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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Jefferson County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 3.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 364 8.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 6 11.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 5.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 7.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.4
Malignant Neoplasms 78 188.4
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 24 58.0
------Colon 9 21.7
------Pancreas 7 16.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 28 67.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 65.2
---of Female Breast 6 14.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 19.3
------Cervix Uteri 1 2.4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 7.2
------Prostate 3 7.2
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 12 29.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2.4
Diabetes Mellitus 8 19.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 169 408.2
---Diseases of the Heart 138 333.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 59 142.5
---Hypertension 3 7.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 23 55.6
---Atherosclerosis 2 4.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 7.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 11 26.6
---Pneumonia 11 26.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 13 31.4
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 12.1
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 2.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 7.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 9.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.8
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 4 9.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 17 41.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 16.9
---Falls 3 7.2
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 2.4
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 6 14.5
Suicide 6 14.5
Homicide 2 4.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 41 99.0


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