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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Monongalia County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84		 85
and
Over
Total Deaths, All Causes 5,769 81 16 6 10 20 40 97 156 283 565 1,274 1,771 1,450 72.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 81 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 60 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 72.3
Septicemia 99 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5 13 32 38 76.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 5 1 1 0 0 43.5
Malignant Neoplasms 1,300 0 1 0 2 3 3 8 38 93 211 368 408 165 70.8
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 292 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 43 80 90 53 72.9
------Colon 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 14 32 37 13 72.7
------Pancreas 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 9 15 21 16 74.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 390 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 22 80 133 115 29 70.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 383 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 22 77 132 112 29 70.1
---of Female Breast 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 19 17 35 16 71.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 180 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 17 46 73 30 74.0
------Cervix Uteri 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 3 0 0 54.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 7 17 19 3 70.3
------Prostate 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 34 19 79.6
------Bladder 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 5 76.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 335 0 1 0 2 3 3 7 12 31 52 92 95 37 67.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 7 7 3 70.0
Diabetes Mellitus 149 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 16 51 45 23 72.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 2,420 5 4 1 0 0 3 8 28 97 201 497 822 754 77.1
---Diseases of the Heart 1,729 4 3 0 0 0 3 7 19 79 155 376 591 492 76.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 991 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 49 102 229 363 234 75.6
---Hypertension 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 10 9 10 77.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 390 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 14 20 52 141 156 79.6
---Atherosclerosis 182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 17 36 53 70 78.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 23 28 26 77.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 177 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 26 49 93 82.9
---Pneumonia 172 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 24 48 91 82.9
---Influenza 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 81.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 290 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 4 27 98 115 42 75.0
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 65 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 10 17 25 9 73.1
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 21 14 79.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 3 78.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 12 10 6 2 62.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 4 16 24 27 77.3
Congenital Anomalies 41 27 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 2 14.7
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 46 7 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 6 14 12 62.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 218 1 4 3 3 10 21 33 23 20 24 25 33 18 50.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 102 0 3 3 3 8 13 22 14 9 8 8 10 1 39.9
---Falls 44 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6 5 18 11 75.2
---Fires and Flames 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 38.0
---Drownings 6 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 25.3
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 63 1 0 0 0 1 3 11 6 9 10 11 5 6 53.1
Suicide 90 0 0 0 1 2 8 21 18 12 7 7 11 3 46.5
Homicide 15 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 34.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 713 38 1 1 4 3 3 6 19 26 46 130 182 254 72.6
Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One
1-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65-74
75-84		 85
and
Over


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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