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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths
Number by Race and Gender
Monongalia County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 22 19 2 1 0 0 44
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,674 2,946 69 70 6 4 5,769
---Deaths under 1 Year 46 29 2 3 1 0 81
---Deaths under 28 Days 36 20 2 2 0 0 60
Tuberculosis 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Septicemia 39 55 3 2 0 0 99
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 19 1 0 0 0 0 20
Malignant Neoplasms 634 627 17 21 0 1 1,300
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 144 135 5 8 0 0 292
------Colon 45 57 1 1 0 0 104
------Pancreas 32 33 0 2 0 0 67
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 225 154 6 5 0 0 390
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 221 151 6 5 0 0 383
---of Female Breast 0 99 0 3 0 1 103
---of Genitourinary Organs 91 82 4 3 0 0 180
------Cervix Uteri 0 8 0 1 0 0 9
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 50 0 2 0 0 52
------Prostate 66 0 4 0 0 0 70
------Bladder 13 9 0 0 0 0 22
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 174 157 2 2 0 0 335
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 13 0 0 0 0 23
Diabetes Mellitus 61 82 0 6 0 0 149
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,066 1,299 27 24 3 1 2,420
---Diseases of the Heart 794 897 18 18 1 1 1,729
------Ischemic Heart Disease 509 464 10 7 0 1 991
---Hypertension 15 17 1 0 0 0 33
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 134 247 2 6 1 0 390
---Atherosclerosis 84 92 6 0 0 0 182
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 39 46 0 0 1 0 86
Pneumonia and Influenza 68 107 1 1 0 0 177
---Pneumonia 67 103 1 1 0 0 172
---Influenza 1 4 0 0 0 0 5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 152 135 2 1 0 0 290
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 27 36 2 0 0 0 65
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 33 16 0 0 0 0 49
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 15 0 0 0 0 0 15
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 23 16 0 0 0 0 39
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 39 31 4 0 2 1 77
Congenital Anomalies 19 18 2 2 0 0 41
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 19 27 0 0 0 0 46
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 137 75 3 1 1 1 218
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 64 35 1 0 1 1 102
---Falls 19 24 0 1 0 0 44
---Fires and Flames 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
---Drownings 6 0 0 0 0 0 6
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 45 16 2 0 0 0 63
Suicide 71 18 0 1 0 0 90
Homicide 13 2 0 0 0 0 15
All Other Causes (Residual) 269 423 10 11 0 0 713
Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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