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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 9.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 397 16.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 14 56.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 101 408.5
---of Digestive Organs 26 105.2
------Colon 9 36.4
------Pancreas 6 24.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 28 113.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 109.2
---of Breast 12 48.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 15 60.7
------Cervix Uteri 1 4.0
------Ovary 2 8.1
------Prostate 4 16.2
------Bladder 2 8.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 80.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 8.1
Diabetes Mellitus 13 52.6
Alzheimer's Disease 5 20.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 130 525.8
---Diseases of the Heart 109 440.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 80 323.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 12.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 14 56.6
---Atherosclerosis 1 4.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 12.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 24.3
---Influenza 1 4.0
---Pneumonia 5 20.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 19 76.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 8 32.4
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 8 32.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 36.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 48.5
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 12.1
Accidents 26 105.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 32.4
---Falls 2 8.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 4.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 9 36.4
---Other Accidents 6 24.3
Intentional Self-Harm 8 32.4
Assault 2 8.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 39 157.7
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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