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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Wirt County, 2000
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 17.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 46 7.8
---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 14 238.4
---of Digestive Organs 3 51.1
------Colon 1 17.0
------Pancreas 1 17.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 6 102.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 6 102.2
---of Breast 1 17.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 2 34.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 17.0
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 1 17.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 2 34.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 1 17.0
Alzheimer's Disease 0 0.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 18 306.5
---Diseases of the Heart 11 187.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 10 170.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 4 68.1
---Atherosclerosis 3 51.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 34.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 2 34.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 3 51.1
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 34.1
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 0 0.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 0 0.0
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 0 0.0
Intentional Self-Harm 2 34.1
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 4 68.1
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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