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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 4.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 327 13.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 4.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 4.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 20.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 76 307.7
---of Digestive Organs 9 36.4
------Colon 3 12.1
------Pancreas 3 12.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 21 85.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 19 76.9
---of Breast 3 12.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 20 81.0
------Cervix Uteri 2 8.1
------Ovary 3 12.1
------Prostate 6 24.3
------Bladder 3 12.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 23 93.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 8.1
Diabetes Mellitus 12 48.6
Alzheimer's Disease 7 28.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 109 441.3
---Diseases of the Heart 86 348.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 55 222.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 8.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 81.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 4.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 8.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 2 8.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 30 121.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 28.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 6 24.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 16.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 16.2
Congenital Anomalies 1 4.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 8.1
Accidents 33 133.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 44.5
---Falls 2 8.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 8.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 12 48.6
---Other Accidents 6 24.3
Intentional Self-Harm 4 16.2
Assault 3 12.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 26 105.3
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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