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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 552 12.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 9.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 7.7
Tuberculosis 1 2.2
Septicemia 3 6.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 131 290.4
---of Digestive Organs 28 62.1
------Colon 8 17.7
------Pancreas 11 24.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 40 88.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 39 86.5
---of Breast 12 26.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 28.8
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 6 13.3
------Prostate 4 8.9
------Bladder 1 2.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 38 84.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2.2
Diabetes Mellitus 22 48.8
Alzheimer's Disease 18 39.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 214 474.4
---Diseases of the Heart 165 365.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 122 270.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 17.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 30 66.5
---Atherosclerosis 3 6.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 17.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 10 22.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 10 22.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 33 73.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 8.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 8 17.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 15.5
Congenital Anomalies 1 2.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 8.9
Accidents 15 33.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 4.4
---Falls 4 8.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 8.9
---Other Accidents 5 11.1
Intentional Self-Harm 5 11.1
Assault 1 2.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 74 164.0
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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