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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 2.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 816 13.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 9.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 5.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 16.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 189 304.5
---of Digestive Organs 50 80.6
------Colon 18 29.0
------Pancreas 11 17.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 56 90.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 54 87.0
---of Breast 14 22.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 14 22.6
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 5 8.1
------Prostate 4 6.4
------Bladder 2 3.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 55 88.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 4.8
Diabetes Mellitus 38 61.2
Alzheimer's Disease 12 19.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 246 396.3
---Diseases of the Heart 186 299.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 118 190.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 8.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 43 69.3
---Atherosclerosis 3 4.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 14.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 17 27.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 17 27.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 65 104.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 15 24.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 9 14.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 14 22.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 30.6
Congenital Anomalies 4 6.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 8.1
Accidents 40 64.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 15 24.2
---Falls 6 9.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 14 22.6
---Other Accidents 5 8.1
Intentional Self-Harm 13 20.9
Assault 3 4.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 123 198.2
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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