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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Brooke County, 2005
Table 46

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 8.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 312 12.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 4.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 4.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 40.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 4.1
Malignant Neoplasms 69 281.5
---of Digestive Organs 13 53.0
------Colon 4 16.3
------Pancreas 6 24.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 31 126.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 30 122.4
---of Breast 2 8.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 44.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 4 16.3
------Prostate 2 8.2
------Bladder 3 12.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 12 48.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 12.2
Diabetes Mellitus 3 12.2
Alzheimer's Disease 8 32.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 101 412.0
---Diseases of the Heart 76 310.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 44 179.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 81.6
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 20.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 16 65.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 16 65.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 25 102.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 8.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 12.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 28.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 12 48.9
Accidents 7 28.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 4.1
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 16.3
---Other Accidents 2 8.2
Intentional Self-Harm 1 4.1
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 44 179.5
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 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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