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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 2.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 632 7.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 7.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 6.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 11 13.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1.2
Malignant Neoplasms 123 145.8
---of Digestive Organs 22 26.1
------Colon 10 11.9
------Pancreas 3 3.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 34 40.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 33 39.1
---of Breast 13 15.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 13.0
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.2
------Ovary 1 1.2
------Prostate 4 4.7
------Bladder 1 1.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 43 51.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 2.4
Diabetes Mellitus 22 26.1
Alzheimer's Disease 21 24.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 239 283.2
---Diseases of the Heart 195 231.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 134 158.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 9.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 25 29.6
---Atherosclerosis 3 3.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 9.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 5.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 5.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 38 45.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 7.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 2 2.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 8.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 22.5
Congenital Anomalies 3 3.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 6 7.1
Accidents 31 36.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 8.3
---Falls 5 5.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 13 15.4
---Other Accidents 6 7.1
Intentional Self-Harm 5 5.9
Assault 2 2.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 91 107.8
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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