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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 5.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 1011 11.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 7.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 4.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 13 15.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 2.3
Malignant Neoplasms 201 232.9
---of Digestive Organs 31 35.9
------Colon 17 19.7
------Pancreas 6 7.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 78 90.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 77 89.2
---of Breast 8 9.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 25 29.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 4 4.6
------Prostate 7 8.1
------Bladder 5 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 59 68.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 6 7.0
Diabetes Mellitus 32 37.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 518 600.2
---Diseases of the Heart 354 410.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 236 273.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 10 11.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 81 93.9
---Atherosclerosis 64 74.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 10.4
Pneumonia and Influenza 16 18.5
---Pneumonia 16 18.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 54 62.6
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 6 7.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 8.1
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 10 11.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 22.0
Congenital Anomalies 3 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 2.3
Accidents 26 30.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 13.9
---Falls 5 5.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.2
---Drownings 3 3.5
---Other Accidents 5 5.8
Intentional Self-Harm 13 15.1
Assault 1 1.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 88 102.0
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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