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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number by Race and Gender
West Virginia, 1999
Table 46

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 56 74 7 5 0 0 142
Total Deaths, All Causes 9,922 10,360 315 378 4 14 20,993
---Deaths under 1 Year 92 56 3 6 0 0 157
---Deaths under 28 Days 57 37 2 2 0 0 98
Tuberculosis 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
Septicemia 143 184 5 2 0 0 334
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 15 2 2 2 0 0 21
Malignant Neoplasms 2,432 2,156 69 76 2 2 4,737
---of Digestive Organs 509 423 21 15 1 1 970
------Colon 196 202 9 8 0 0 415
------Pancreas 87 78 4 4 0 0 173
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 948 643 14 18 0 0 1,623
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 917 630 13 18 0 0 1,578
---of Breast 3 260 0 13 0 1 277
---of Genitourinary Organs 316 280 15 11 0 0 622
------Cervix Uteri 0 40 0 0 0 0 40
------Ovary 0 100 0 2 0 0 102
------Prostate 204 0 13 0 0 0 217
------Bladder 53 36 1 1 0 0 91
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 656 550 19 19 1 0 1,245
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 45 48 0 1 0 0 94
Diabetes Mellitus 310 380 14 25 0 0 729
Major Cardiovascular Disease 3,831 4,649 119 174 1 7 8,781
---Diseases of the Heart 3,186 3,549 96 124 1 3 6,959
------Ischemic Heart Disease 2,339 2,333 65 85 0 2 4,824
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 28 70 3 9 0 0 110
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 468 821 18 31 0 3 1,341
---Atherosclerosis 52 114 1 0 0 0 167
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 97 95 1 10 0 1 204
Pneumonia and Influenza 120 142 6 6 0 0 274
---Pneumonia 114 131 5 4 0 0 254
---Influenza 6 11 1 2 0 0 20
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 611 562 16 12 0 0 1,201
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 63 68 0 2 0 0 133
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 123 27 6 0 0 0 156
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 90 0 4 0 0 0 94
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 138 70 4 1 0 1 214
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 179 197 6 8 0 0 390
Congenital Anomalies 46 33 1 3 0 0 83
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 47 46 2 3 0 0 98
Accidents 500 273 13 13 0 1 800
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 254 112 4 5 0 0 375
---Falls 61 61 3 0 0 1 126
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 20 15 1 1 0 0 37
---Drownings 15 5 0 0 0 0 20
---Other Accidents 150 80 5 7 0 0 242
Intentional Self-Harm 196 31 4 0 0 1 232
Assault 61 25 11 5 0 0 102
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,124 1,533 37 47 1 2 2,744
Selected Causes of Death Male Female Male Female Male Female Total
White Black Other
Number by Race and Gender


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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