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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 8 7.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 1225 13.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 9.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 4.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 17 18.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 5 5.3
Malignant Neoplasms 250 265.9
---of Digestive Organs 56 59.6
------Colon 22 23.4
------Pancreas 13 13.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 97 103.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 91 96.8
---of Breast 16 17.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 30 31.9
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.1
------Ovary 7 7.4
------Prostate 6 6.4
------Bladder 7 7.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 51 54.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 6 6.4
Diabetes Mellitus 50 53.2
Alzheimer's Disease 42 44.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 398 423.3
---Diseases of the Heart 308 327.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 205 218.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 14 14.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 62 65.9
---Atherosclerosis 4 4.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 10 10.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 26 27.7
---Influenza 4 4.3
---Pneumonia 22 23.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 92 97.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 11 11.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 11 11.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 25 26.6
Congenital Anomalies 3 3.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 20 21.3
Accidents 58 61.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 11.7
---Falls 17 18.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 3.2
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 22 23.4
---Other Accidents 5 5.3
Intentional Self-Harm 15 16.0
Assault 10 10.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 186 197.8
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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