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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Kanawha County, 2002
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 13 5.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 2510 12.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 20 8.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 9 3.7
Tuberculosis 1 0.5
Septicemia 30 15.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 2.0
Malignant Neoplasms 587 299.8
---of Digestive Organs 130 66.4
------Colon 57 29.1
------Pancreas 24 12.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 192 98.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 185 94.5
---of Breast 30 15.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 90 46.0
------Cervix Uteri 5 2.6
------Ovary 16 8.2
------Prostate 29 14.8
------Bladder 11 5.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 145 74.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 14 7.2
Diabetes Mellitus 98 50.1
Alzheimer's Disease 65 33.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 899 459.2
---Diseases of the Heart 693 354.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 444 226.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 25 12.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 146 74.6
---Atherosclerosis 9 4.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 26 13.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 40 20.4
---Influenza 1 0.5
---Pneumonia 39 19.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 146 74.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 16 8.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 3 1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 28 14.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 55 28.1
Congenital Anomalies 6 3.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 22 11.2
Accidents 107 54.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 40 20.4
---Falls 15 7.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 2.0
---Drownings 3 1.5
---Poisonings 21 10.7
---Other Accidents 24 12.3
Intentional Self-Harm 40 20.4
Assault 10 5.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 342 174.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Last updated May 19, 2004.


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