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

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Total Deaths, All Causes 303 227 1 0 1 0 532
---Deaths under 1 Year 6 2 0 0 0 0 8
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 1 0 0 0 0 6
Tuberculosis 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Septicemia 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Malignant Neoplasms 78 51 0 0 1 0 130
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 11 11 0 0 0 0 22
------Colon 4 7 0 0 0 0 11
------Pancreas 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 40 15 0 0 0 0 55
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 39 15 0 0 0 0 54
---of Female Breast 0 10 0 0 0 0 10
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 6 0 0 0 0 15
------Cervix Uteri 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
------Prostate 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
------Bladder 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 18 9 0 0 1 0 28
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Diabetes Mellitus 8 11 1 0 0 0 20
Major Cardiovascular Disease 139 116 0 0 0 0 255
---Diseases of the Heart 120 88 0 0 0 0 208
------Ischemic Heart Disease 72 52 0 0 0 0 124
---Hypertension 1 2 0 0 0 0 3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 18 0 0 0 0 34
---Atherosclerosis 1 3 0 0 0 0 4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 5 0 0 0 0 6
Pneumonia and Influenza 10 3 0 0 0 0 13
---Pneumonia 10 3 0 0 0 0 13
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 7 10 0 0 0 0 17
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 2 0 0 0 0 5
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 1 0 0 0 0 7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Congenital Anomalies 5 0 0 0 0 0 5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 22 9 0 0 0 0 31
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 4 0 0 0 0 10
---Falls 2 4 0 0 0 0 6
---Fires and Flames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
---Drownings 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 11 1 0 0 0 0 12
Suicide 5 2 0 0 0 0 7
Homicide 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
All Other Causes (Residual) 19 18 0 0 0 0 37
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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