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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 8.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 332 13.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 16.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 12.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 12 48.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 59 238.0
---of Digestive Organs 9 36.3
------Colon 2 8.1
------Pancreas 2 8.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 22 88.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 22 88.8
---of Breast 2 8.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 16.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 4.0
------Prostate 1 4.0
------Bladder 1 4.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 22 88.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 12.1
Diabetes Mellitus 10 40.3
Alzheimer's Disease 7 28.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 120 484.2
---Diseases of the Heart 95 383.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 60 242.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 4.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 80.7
---Atherosclerosis 1 4.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 12.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 18 72.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 18 72.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 11 44.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 16.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 8.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 20.2
Congenital Anomalies 2 8.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 8.1
Accidents 16 64.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 16.1
---Falls 3 12.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 5 20.2
---Other Accidents 4 16.1
Intentional Self-Harm 2 8.1
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 59 238.0
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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