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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 17 6.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 2518 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 9 3.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 1.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 41 20.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.5
Malignant Neoplasms 587 294.5
---of Digestive Organs 113 56.7
------Colon 47 23.6
------Pancreas 23 11.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 198 99.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 194 97.3
---of Breast 34 17.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 78 39.1
------Cervix Uteri 4 2.0
------Ovary 13 6.5
------Prostate 31 15.6
------Bladder 10 5.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 164 82.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 15 7.5
Diabetes Mellitus 93 46.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 984 493.7
---Diseases of the Heart 784 393.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 558 280.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 16 8.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 160 80.3
---Atherosclerosis 6 3.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 18 9.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 22 11.0
---Pneumonia 16 8.0
---Influenza 6 3.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 139 69.7
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 19 9.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 19 9.5
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 4 2.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34 17.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 51 25.6
Congenital Anomalies 6 3.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 17 8.5
Accidents 93 46.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 39 19.6
---Falls 19 9.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 8 4.0
---Drownings 1 0.5
---Other Accidents 26 13.0
Intentional Self-Harm 19 9.5
Assault 18 9.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 377 189.2
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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