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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Table 44

Wyoming County, 1998

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 299 10.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 10.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 14.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 69 251.8
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 9 32.8
------Colon 4 14.6
------Pancreas 1 3.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 23 83.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 23 83.9
---of Female Breast 6 21.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 16 58.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 4 14.6
------Prostate 5 18.2
------Bladder 4 14.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 54.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 7 25.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 127 463.5
---Diseases of the Heart 105 383.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 73 266.4
---Hypertension 1 3.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 62.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 3.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 10.9
Pneumonia and Influenza 9 32.8
---Pneumonia 9 32.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 16 58.4
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 4 14.6
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 14 51.1
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 14 51.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 14.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 10.9
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 4 14.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 13 47.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 25.5
---Falls 0 0.0
---Fires and Flames 2 7.3
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 14.6
Suicide 2 7.3
Homicide 1 3.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 25 91.2


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Last updated March 23, 2000.