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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

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

Wirt County, 1998

Table 44

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 63 11.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 12.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 12.8
Tuberculosis 1 17.5
Septicemia 1 17.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 12 210.5
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 0 0.0
------Colon 0 0.0
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 6 105.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 5 87.7
---of Female Breast 0 0.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 2 35.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 0.0
------Prostate 2 35.1
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 4 70.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 4 70.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 29 508.8
---Diseases of the Heart 28 491.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 21 368.4
---Hypertension 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 0 0.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 17.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 2 35.1
---Pneumonia 2 35.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 0 0.0
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 35.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 0 0.0
Congenital Anomalies 1 17.5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 3 52.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 17.5
---Falls 2 35.1
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 0 0.0
Suicide 0 0.0
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 8 140.4


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