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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Cabell County, 1999
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 7 6.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 1220 13.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 9.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 9 7.9
Tuberculosis 2 2.1
Septicemia 18 19.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 5 5.3
Malignant Neoplasms 282 301.3
---of Digestive Organs 59 63.0
------Colon 24 25.6
------Pancreas 12 12.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 101 107.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 97 103.6
---of Breast 18 19.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 46 49.1
------Cervix Uteri 2 2.1
------Ovary 7 7.5
------Prostate 15 16.0
------Bladder 5 5.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 58 62.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 9.6
Diabetes Mellitus 38 40.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 479 511.8
---Diseases of the Heart 370 395.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 252 269.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 3.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 85 90.8
---Atherosclerosis 3 3.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 18 19.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 18 19.2
---Pneumonia 17 18.2
---Influenza 1 1.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 61 65.2
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 6 6.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 2.1
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 13 13.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 22 23.5
Congenital Anomalies 9 9.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 4.3
Accidents 41 43.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 23 24.6
---Falls 8 8.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 10 10.7
Intentional Self-Harm 6 6.4
Assault 7 7.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 204 217.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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