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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 57 9.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 15.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 15.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 51.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 11 190.0
---of Digestive Organs 4 69.1
------Colon 2 34.5
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 5 86.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 5 86.4
---of Breast 0 0.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 1 17.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 1 17.3
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 1 17.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 17.3
Diabetes Mellitus 1 17.3
Alzheimer's Disease 1 17.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 23 397.2
---Diseases of the Heart 18 310.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 13 224.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 17.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 3 51.8
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 17.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 17.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 1 17.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5 86.4
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 69.1
Congenital Anomalies 1 17.3
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 3 51.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 51.8
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 0 0.0
Intentional Self-Harm 1 17.3
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 2 34.5
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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