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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 16.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 40 6.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 0 0.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 11 189.7
---of Digestive Organs 0 0.0
------Colon 0 0.0
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 3 51.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 3 51.7
---of Breast 0 0.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 51.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 1 17.2
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 86.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 3 51.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 20 344.8
---Diseases of the Heart 12 206.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 7 120.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 4 69.0
---Atherosclerosis 4 69.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 0 0.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 0 0.0
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 17.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 34.5
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 1 17.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 17.2
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 0 0.0
Intentional Self-Harm 0 0.0
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 2 34.5
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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