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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 394 11.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 5.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 92 267.9
---of Digestive Organs 19 55.3
------Colon 7 20.4
------Pancreas 2 5.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 84.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 28 81.5
---of Breast 6 17.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 29.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 2.9
------Prostate 3 8.7
------Bladder 3 8.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 28 81.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 8.7
Diabetes Mellitus 13 37.9
Alzheimer's Disease 6 17.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 144 419.4
---Diseases of the Heart 114 332.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 90 262.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 11.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 58.2
---Atherosclerosis 1 2.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 14.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 14 40.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 14 40.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 24 69.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 14.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 23.3
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 14.6
Accidents 20 58.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 14.6
---Falls 2 5.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 2.9
---Poisonings 6 17.5
---Other Accidents 6 17.5
Intentional Self-Harm 11 32.0
Assault 1 2.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 46 134.0
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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