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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Braxton County, 1999
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 150 11.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 6.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 6.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 45.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 29 219.7
---of Digestive Organs 4 30.3
------Colon 2 15.2
------Pancreas 1 7.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 6 45.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 6 45.5
---of Breast 2 15.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 30.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 3 22.7
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 13 98.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 9 68.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 68 515.2
---Diseases of the Heart 49 371.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 31 234.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 15.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 128.8
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 2 15.2
---Pneumonia 2 15.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12 90.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 7.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 7.6
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 22.7
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 7 53.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 30.3
---Falls 1 7.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 2 15.2
Intentional Self-Harm 1 7.6
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 12 90.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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