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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Braxton County, 2000
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 143 9.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 6.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 13.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 31 210.9
---of Digestive Organs 8 54.4
------Colon 1 6.8
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 14 95.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 14 95.2
---of Breast 1 6.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 20.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 1 6.8
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 34.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 6 40.8
Alzheimer's Disease 1 6.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 63 428.5
---Diseases of the Heart 49 333.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 33 224.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 10 68.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 6.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 20.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 20.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 3 20.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5 34.0
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 13.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 27.2
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 6 40.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 13.6
---Falls 1 6.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 3 20.4
Intentional Self-Harm 1 6.8
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 21 142.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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