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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 9.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 480 8.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 6.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 3.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 7.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 105 192.9
---of Digestive Organs 25 45.9
------Colon 15 27.6
------Pancreas 2 3.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 35 64.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 34 62.5
---of Breast 3 5.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 14.7
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.8
------Ovary 1 1.8
------Prostate 5 9.2
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 34 62.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 7.3
Diabetes Mellitus 16 29.4
Alzheimer's Disease 12 22.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 166 304.9
---Diseases of the Heart 127 233.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 99 181.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 9 16.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 51.4
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 3.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 11.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 6 11.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 40 73.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 12.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 7.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 11 20.2
Congenital Anomalies 1 1.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 7.3
Accidents 27 49.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 22.0
---Falls 5 9.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 1.8
---Poisonings 6 11.0
---Other Accidents 3 5.5
Intentional Self-Harm 1 1.8
Assault 1 1.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 71 130.4
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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