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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 10 11.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 882 11.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 8.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 5.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 12 15.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 183 231.1
---of Digestive Organs 48 60.6
------Colon 20 25.3
------Pancreas 9 11.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 54 68.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 64.4
---of Breast 14 17.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 26 32.8
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.3
------Ovary 2 2.5
------Prostate 9 11.4
------Bladder 5 6.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 41 51.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 6.3
Diabetes Mellitus 42 53.0
Alzheimer's Disease 10 12.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 351 443.3
---Diseases of the Heart 284 358.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 186 234.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 2.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 54 68.2
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 10 12.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 8 10.1
---Influenza 1 1.3
---Pneumonia 7 8.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 57 72.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 20 25.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 13 16.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 10 12.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 17 21.5
Congenital Anomalies 4 5.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 49 61.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 16 20.2
---Falls 4 5.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 21 26.5
---Other Accidents 8 10.1
Intentional Self-Harm 11 13.9
Assault 2 2.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 101 127.6
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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