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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 140 13.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 7.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 9.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 27 256.8
---of Digestive Organs 7 66.6
------Colon 2 19.0
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 10 95.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 10 95.1
---of Breast 1 9.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 38.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 9.5
------Prostate 1 9.5
------Bladder 1 9.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 47.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 6 57.1
Alzheimer's Disease 2 19.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 57 542.1
---Diseases of the Heart 42 399.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 34 323.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 9.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 11 104.6
---Atherosclerosis 1 9.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 19.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 19.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 2 19.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12 114.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 9.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 9.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 28.5
Congenital Anomalies 2 19.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 9.5
Accidents 8 76.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 28.5
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 9.5
---Poisonings 2 19.0
---Other Accidents 2 19.0
Intentional Self-Harm 1 9.5
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 16 152.2
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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