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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Boone County, 2005
Table 46

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 7 22.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 302 11.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 9.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 19.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 78 303.5
---of Digestive Organs 21 81.7
------Colon 9 35.0
------Pancreas 4 15.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 31 120.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 29 112.8
---of Breast 3 11.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 31.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 3.9
------Prostate 3 11.7
------Bladder 3 11.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 58.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.9
Diabetes Mellitus 7 27.2
Alzheimer's Disease 10 38.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 96 373.5
---Diseases of the Heart 71 276.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 60 233.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 7.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 73.9
---Atherosclerosis 2 7.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 7.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 19.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 19.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 16 62.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 11.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 3.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 11.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 31.1
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 27.2
Accidents 23 89.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 31.1
---Falls 3 11.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 3.9
---Drownings 1 3.9
---Poisonings 10 38.9
---Other Accidents 0 0.0
Intentional Self-Harm 2 7.8
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 38 147.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Rates for total deaths are per 1,000 population.
Rates for fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days are per 1,000 births.
All other rates are deaths per 100,000 population

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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