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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 7.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 472 13.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 7.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 5.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 14.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.9
Malignant Neoplasms 103 294.1
---of Digestive Organs 25 71.4
------Colon 8 22.8
------Pancreas 4 11.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 82.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 29 82.8
---of Breast 8 22.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 15 42.8
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 8.6
------Prostate 7 20.0
------Bladder 2 5.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 26 74.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 11.4
Diabetes Mellitus 9 25.7
Alzheimer's Disease 4 11.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 165 471.1
---Diseases of the Heart 123 351.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 73 208.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 11.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 30 85.6
---Atherosclerosis 1 2.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 20.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 12 34.3
---Influenza 1 2.9
---Pneumonia 11 31.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 34 97.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 8.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 2.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 17.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 18 51.4
Congenital Anomalies 2 5.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 9 25.7
Accidents 24 68.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 22.8
---Falls 5 14.3
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 7 20.0
---Other Accidents 4 11.4
Intentional Self-Harm 0 0.0
Assault 2 5.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 71 202.7
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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