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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 10.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 436 12.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 5.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 25.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 96 272.0
---of Digestive Organs 16 45.3
------Colon 4 11.3
------Pancreas 4 11.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 34 96.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 32 90.7
---of Breast 6 17.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 34.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 5.7
------Prostate 5 14.2
------Bladder 1 2.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 28 79.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 15 42.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 177 501.4
---Diseases of the Heart 130 368.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 71 201.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 2.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 35 99.2
---Atherosclerosis 5 14.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 17.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 8 22.7
---Pneumonia 8 22.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 22 62.3
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 5.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 5.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 8 22.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 34.0
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 5.7
Accidents 17 48.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 14.2
---Falls 3 8.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 9 25.5
Intentional Self-Harm 4 11.3
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 64 181.3
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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