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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 424 13.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 11.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 5.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 16 50.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.2
Malignant Neoplasms 110 349.1
---of Digestive Organs 22 69.8
------Colon 6 19.0
------Pancreas 8 25.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 39 123.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 38 120.6
---of Breast 6 19.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 16 50.8
------Cervix Uteri 1 3.2
------Ovary 4 12.7
------Prostate 7 22.2
------Bladder 3 9.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 27 85.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.2
Diabetes Mellitus 12 38.1
Alzheimer's Disease 7 22.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 143 453.9
---Diseases of the Heart 111 352.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 83 263.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 6.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 24 76.2
---Atherosclerosis 1 3.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 15.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 41.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 13 41.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 21 66.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 9.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 12.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 11 34.9
Congenital Anomalies 3 9.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 6 19.0
Accidents 17 54.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 9.5
---Falls 6 19.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 5 15.9
---Other Accidents 3 9.5
Intentional Self-Harm 6 19.0
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 50 158.7
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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