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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 9 9.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 931 10.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 10 10.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 9 9.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 8.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 205 235.4
---of Digestive Organs 32 36.7
------Colon 16 18.4
------Pancreas 2 2.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 76 87.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 75 86.1
---of Breast 17 19.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 27 31.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 6 6.9
------Prostate 7 8.0
------Bladder 8 9.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 53 60.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 5.7
Diabetes Mellitus 40 45.9
Alzheimer's Disease 8 9.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 394 452.4
---Diseases of the Heart 276 316.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 184 211.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 13 14.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 64 73.5
---Atherosclerosis 32 36.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 10.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 17 19.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 17 19.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 57 65.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 5.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 11 12.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 15 17.2
Congenital Anomalies 3 3.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 4.6
Accidents 33 37.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 14 16.1
---Falls 7 8.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 8 9.2
---Other Accidents 3 3.4
Intentional Self-Harm 18 20.7
Assault 1 1.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 108 124.0
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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