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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Kanawha County, 2003
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 23 9.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 2469 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 15 6.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 3.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 28 14.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.5
Malignant Neoplasms 541 276.8
---of Digestive Organs 101 51.7
------Colon 41 21.0
------Pancreas 18 9.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 186 95.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 177 90.6
---of Breast 31 15.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 76 38.9
------Cervix Uteri 5 2.6
------Ovary 15 7.7
------Prostate 30 15.4
------Bladder 5 2.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 147 75.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 15 7.7
Diabetes Mellitus 96 49.1
Alzheimer's Disease 76 38.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 891 456.0
---Diseases of the Heart 676 345.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 486 248.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 23 11.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 159 81.4
---Atherosclerosis 6 3.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 27 13.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 43 22.0
---Influenza 5 2.6
---Pneumonia 38 19.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 143 73.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 23 11.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 2 1.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34 17.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 63 32.2
Congenital Anomalies 9 4.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 24 12.3
Accidents 109 55.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 34 17.4
---Falls 18 9.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.0
---Drownings 1 0.5
---Poisonings 31 15.9
---Other Accidents 23 11.8
Intentional Self-Harm 22 11.3
Assault 20 10.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 329 168.4
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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