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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Upshur County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 8.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 247 10.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 8.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 4.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 17.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 63 268.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 14 59.6
------Colon 5 21.3
------Pancreas 1 4.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 18 76.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 17 72.3
---of Female Breast 3 12.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 51.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 8.5
------Prostate 4 17.0
------Bladder 3 12.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 16 68.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 8.5
Diabetes Mellitus 9 38.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 95 404.3
---Diseases of the Heart 76 323.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 40 170.2
---Hypertension 5 21.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12 51.1
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 8.5
Pneumonia and Influenza 6 25.5
---Pneumonia 6 25.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 16 68.1
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 21.3
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 17.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 8.5
Congenital Anomalies 1 4.3
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 6 25.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 25.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 17.0
---Falls 0 0.0
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 2 8.5
Suicide 3 12.8
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 30 127.7


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Last updated March 23, 2000.