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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 407 13.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 14.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 17.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.4
Malignant Neoplasms 81 276.5
---of Digestive Organs 13 44.4
------Colon 5 17.1
------Pancreas 2 6.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 38 129.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 38 129.7
---of Breast 6 20.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 30.7
------Cervix Uteri 2 6.8
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 3 10.2
------Bladder 1 3.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 51.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.4
Diabetes Mellitus 18 61.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 155 529.0
---Diseases of the Heart 127 433.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 98 334.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 13.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 58.0
---Atherosclerosis 2 6.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 17.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 23.9
---Pneumonia 7 23.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 31 105.8
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 6.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 9 30.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 9 30.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 17.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 30.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 6.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 13.7
Accidents 11 37.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 20.5
---Falls 1 3.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 4 13.7
Intentional Self-Harm 10 34.1
Assault 3 10.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 55 187.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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