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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 288 12.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 7.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 7.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 21.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 66 280.9
---of Digestive Organs 13 55.3
------Colon 5 21.3
------Pancreas 1 4.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 17 72.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 17 72.3
---of Breast 3 12.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 38.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 4.3
------Prostate 5 21.3
------Bladder 1 4.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 24 102.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 7 29.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 131 557.4
---Diseases of the Heart 104 442.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 73 310.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 6 25.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 13 55.3
---Atherosclerosis 4 17.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 17.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 4 17.0
---Pneumonia 4 17.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 8 34.0
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 4.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 4.3
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 12.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 21.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 8.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 4.3
Accidents 13 55.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 21.3
---Falls 2 8.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 4.3
---Other Accidents 5 21.3
Intentional Self-Harm 1 4.3
Assault 1 4.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 40 170.2
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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