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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 150 10.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 13.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 32 214.0
---of Digestive Organs 4 26.8
------Colon 2 13.4
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 15 100.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 100.3
---of Breast 1 6.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 20.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 2 13.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 9 60.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 6 40.1
Alzheimer's Disease 4 26.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 54 361.2
---Diseases of the Heart 38 254.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 30 200.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 13.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 11 73.6
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 20.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 0 0.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 10 66.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 6.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 13.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 26.8
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 14 93.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 40.1
---Falls 1 6.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 13.4
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 2 13.4
---Other Accidents 3 20.1
Intentional Self-Harm 0 0.0
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 21 140.5
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.

If you have further questions about West Virginia Vital Statistics data, contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100 or Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov


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