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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 17 7.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 2504 12.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 18 7.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 10 4.2
Tuberculosis 2 1.0
Septicemia 28 14.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 2.0
Malignant Neoplasms 595 297.4
---of Digestive Organs 91 45.5
------Colon 39 19.5
------Pancreas 20 10.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 231 115.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 218 109.0
---of Breast 49 24.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 73 36.5
------Cervix Uteri 6 3.0
------Ovary 11 5.5
------Prostate 30 15.0
------Bladder 10 5.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 151 75.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 6.0
Diabetes Mellitus 90 45.0
Alzheimer's Disease 61 30.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 887 443.3
---Diseases of the Heart 703 351.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 476 237.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 21 10.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 132 66.0
---Atherosclerosis 6 3.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 25 12.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 40 20.0
---Influenza 5 2.5
---Pneumonia 35 17.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 176 88.0
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 28 14.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 20 10.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 7 3.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 36 18.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 45 22.5
Congenital Anomalies 9 4.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 19 9.5
Accidents 102 51.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 39 19.5
---Falls 17 8.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.0
---Drownings 3 1.5
---Other Accidents 41 20.5
Intentional Self-Harm 25 12.5
Assault 13 6.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 340 169.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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