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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Summers County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 18.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 175 13.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 7.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 43 328.2
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 8 61.1
------Colon 2 15.3
------Pancreas 3 22.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 18 137.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 17 129.8
---of Female Breast 4 30.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 38.2
------Cervix Uteri 1 7.6
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 15.3
------Prostate 1 7.6
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 8 61.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 7 53.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 67 511.5
---Diseases of the Heart 60 458.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 50 381.7
---Hypertension 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 6 45.8
---Atherosclerosis 1 7.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 4 30.5
---Pneumonia 4 30.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 15 114.5
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 38.2
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 15.3
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 30.5
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 7.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 11 84.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 53.4
---Falls 0 0.0
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 7.6
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 22.9
Suicide 3 22.9
Homicide 2 15.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 15 114.5


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