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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Kanawha County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 7 2.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 2555 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 13 5.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 2.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 34 16.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 2.0
Malignant Neoplasms 579 286.6
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 125 61.9
------Colon 47 23.3
------Pancreas 20 9.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 188 93.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 183 90.6
---of Female Breast 51 25.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 92 45.5
------Cervix Uteri 6 3.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 20 9.9
------Prostate 30 14.9
------Bladder 20 9.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 123 60.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 5.0
Diabetes Mellitus 102 50.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1028 508.9
---Diseases of the Heart 804 398.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 488 241.6
---Hypertension 22 10.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 158 78.2
---Atherosclerosis 12 5.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 32 15.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 100 49.5
---Pneumonia 91 45.0
---Influenza 9 4.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 126 62.4
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 26 12.9
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 23 11.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 3 1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 29 14.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 32 15.8
Congenital Anomalies 10 5.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 16 7.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 95 47.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 44 21.8
---Falls 27 13.4
---Fires and Flames 4 2.0
---Drownings 1 0.5
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 19 9.4
Suicide 24 11.9
Homicide 16 7.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 327 161.9


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Last updated March 23, 2000.