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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 4.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 508 12.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 11.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 9.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 19.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.4
Malignant Neoplasms 123 292.2
---of Digestive Organs 22 52.3
------Colon 7 16.6
------Pancreas 7 16.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 44 104.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 44 104.5
---of Breast 15 35.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 28.5
------Cervix Uteri 2 4.8
------Ovary 3 7.1
------Prostate 3 7.1
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 30 71.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 7.1
Diabetes Mellitus 20 47.5
Alzheimer's Disease 12 28.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 179 425.3
---Diseases of the Heart 130 308.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 95 225.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 16.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 37 87.9
---Atherosclerosis 1 2.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 9.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 12 28.5
---Influenza 1 2.4
---Pneumonia 11 26.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 26 61.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 4.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 16.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 9.5
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 6 14.3
Accidents 34 80.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 13 30.9
---Falls 3 7.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 2.4
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 11 26.1
---Other Accidents 6 14.3
Intentional Self-Harm 8 19.0
Assault 4 9.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 57 135.4
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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