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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 4.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 795 12.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 2.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 2.8
Tuberculosis 2 3.2
Septicemia 11 17.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 153 248.4
---of Digestive Organs 31 50.3
------Colon 11 17.9
------Pancreas 8 13.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 53 86.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 82.8
---of Breast 16 26.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 22 35.7
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.6
------Ovary 2 3.2
------Prostate 7 11.4
------Bladder 5 8.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 31 50.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 13.0
Diabetes Mellitus 27 43.8
Alzheimer's Disease 11 17.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 286 464.4
---Diseases of the Heart 221 358.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 134 217.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 11.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 46 74.7
---Atherosclerosis 4 6.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 13.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 18 29.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 18 29.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 54 87.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 13 21.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 5 8.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 12 19.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 30.8
Congenital Anomalies 4 6.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 8 13.0
Accidents 43 69.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 15 24.4
---Falls 3 4.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 1.6
---Poisonings 18 29.2
---Other Accidents 6 9.7
Intentional Self-Harm 17 27.6
Assault 3 4.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 106 172.1
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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