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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

McDowell County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 14.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 397 13.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 5.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 2.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 10.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 82 274.2
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 22 73.6
------Colon 9 30.1
------Pancreas 3 10.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 22 73.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 21 70.2
---of Female Breast 11 36.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 16 53.5
------Cervix Uteri 4 13.4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 10.0
------Prostate 8 26.8
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 11 36.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 6.7
Diabetes Mellitus 17 56.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 166 555.2
---Diseases of the Heart 145 484.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 75 250.8
---Hypertension 1 3.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 60.2
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 6.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 10 33.4
---Pneumonia 10 33.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 21 70.2
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 10.0
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 15 50.2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 10 33.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 13.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 16.7
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 6 20.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 21 70.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 23.4
---Falls 5 16.7
---Fires and Flames 2 6.7
---Drownings 4 13.4
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 10.0
Suicide 6 20.1
Homicide 7 23.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 32 107.0


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