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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Marshall County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 410 11.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 14.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 11.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 8.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 94 265.5
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 21 59.3
------Colon 11 31.1
------Pancreas 5 14.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 26 73.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 25 70.6
---of Female Breast 10 28.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 17 48.0
------Cervix Uteri 2 5.6
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 5 14.1
------Prostate 5 14.1
------Bladder 5 14.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 56.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2.8
Diabetes Mellitus 11 31.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 180 508.5
---Diseases of the Heart 130 367.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 79 223.2
---Hypertension 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 36 101.7
---Atherosclerosis 3 8.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 11 31.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 12 33.9
---Pneumonia 12 33.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 34 96.0
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 8.5
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 2.8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 2.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 5.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 11.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 5.6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 2.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 9 25.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 5.6
---Falls 3 8.5
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 11.3
Suicide 8 22.6
Homicide 1 2.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 47 132.8


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Last updated March 23, 2000.