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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 1.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 586 12.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 6.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 3.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 17.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 153 326.8
---of Digestive Organs 26 55.5
------Colon 14 29.9
------Pancreas 1 2.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 55 117.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 108.9
---of Breast 11 23.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 23 49.1
------Cervix Uteri 3 6.4
------Ovary 5 10.7
------Prostate 8 17.1
------Bladder 3 6.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 38 81.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 6.4
Diabetes Mellitus 16 34.2
Alzheimer's Disease 5 10.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 196 418.6
---Diseases of the Heart 144 307.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 95 202.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 17.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 37 79.0
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 14.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 18 38.4
---Influenza 1 2.1
---Pneumonia 17 36.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 35 74.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 14 29.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 7 14.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 10.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 13 27.8
Congenital Anomalies 1 2.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 10.7
Accidents 32 68.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 15 32.0
---Falls 4 8.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 11 23.5
---Other Accidents 2 4.3
Intentional Self-Harm 7 14.9
Assault 2 4.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 73 155.9
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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