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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate by County

Preston County, 1996

Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 307 10.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 11.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 11.5
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 13.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 77 258.4
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 11 36.9
------Colon 2 6.7
------Pancreas 3 10.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 21 70.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 21 70.5
---of Female Breast 6 20.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 43.6
------Cervix Uteri 1 3.4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 6 20.1
------Prostate 3 10.1
------Bladder 1 3.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 26 87.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.4
Diabetes Mellitus 12 40.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 118 396.0
---Diseases of the Heart 98 328.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 74 248.3
---Hypertension 2 6.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 50.3
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 10.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 14 47.0
---Pneumonia 14 47.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 10 33.6
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 6.7
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 3 10.1
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 3.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 16.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 16.8
Congenital Anomalies 4 13.4
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 10 33.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 16.8
---Falls 3 10.1
---Fires and Flames 1 3.4
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 3.4
Suicide 6 20.1
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 38 127.5


West Virginia Bureau for Public Health
Health Statistics Center, 1998


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Last updated February 2, 1998.