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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 3.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 613 7.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 3.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 2.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 9.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 3.6
Malignant Neoplasms 123 146.6
---of Digestive Organs 27 32.2
------Colon 7 8.3
------Pancreas 9 10.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 33 39.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 33 39.3
---of Breast 13 15.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 15.5
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 3.6
------Prostate 3 3.6
------Bladder 1 1.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 37 44.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 3.6
Diabetes Mellitus 26 31.0
Alzheimer's Disease 23 27.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 222 264.5
---Diseases of the Heart 173 206.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 113 134.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 6.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 34 40.5
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 10.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 17 20.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 17 20.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 33 39.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 3.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 10.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 22.6
Congenital Anomalies 1 1.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 4.8
Accidents 31 36.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 14 16.7
---Falls 6 7.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 8 9.5
---Other Accidents 3 3.6
Intentional Self-Harm 5 6.0
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 83 98.9
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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