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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Ohio County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 1.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 622 12.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 7.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 3.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 14.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 149 308.5
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 35 72.5
------Colon 17 35.2
------Pancreas 5 10.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 46 95.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 45 93.2
---of Female Breast 11 22.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 21 43.5
------Cervix Uteri 2 4.1
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 6 12.4
------Prostate 3 6.2
------Bladder 5 10.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 36 74.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 6.2
Diabetes Mellitus 31 64.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 260 538.3
---Diseases of the Heart 198 409.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 129 267.1
---Hypertension 3 6.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 49 101.4
---Atherosclerosis 2 4.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 16.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 15 31.1
---Pneumonia 15 31.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 48 99.4
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 10 20.7
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 3 6.2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 8.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 18.6
Congenital Anomalies 3 6.2
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 5 10.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 8 16.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 6.2
---Falls 1 2.1
---Fires and Flames 1 2.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 6.2
Suicide 5 10.4
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 72 149.1


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Last updated March 23, 2000.