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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Boone County, 2004
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 9.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 289 11.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 9.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 23.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.9
Malignant Neoplasms 61 237.2
---of Digestive Organs 8 31.1
------Colon 2 7.8
------Pancreas 1 3.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 24 93.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 24 93.3
---of Breast 4 15.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 31.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 7.8
------Prostate 4 15.6
------Bladder 2 7.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 17 66.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 12 46.7
Alzheimer's Disease 7 27.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 102 396.6
---Diseases of the Heart 81 314.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 58 225.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 7.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 66.1
---Atherosclerosis 1 3.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 3.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 7 27.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 7 27.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 8 31.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 15.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 4 15.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 19.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 23.3
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.9
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 11.7
Accidents 27 105.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 38.9
---Falls 2 7.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 10 38.9
---Other Accidents 5 19.4
Intentional Self-Harm 1 3.9
Assault 1 3.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 37 143.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Rates for total deaths are per 1,000 population.
Rates for fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days are per 1,000 births.
All other rates are deaths per 100,000 population

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated May 5, 2006.

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