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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 9.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 441 14.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 25.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 99 315.8
---of Digestive Organs 14 44.7
------Colon 6 19.1
------Pancreas 2 6.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 30 95.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 29 92.5
---of Breast 9 28.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 15 47.8
------Cervix Uteri 2 6.4
------Ovary 5 15.9
------Prostate 3 9.6
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 31 98.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 6.4
Diabetes Mellitus 11 35.1
Alzheimer's Disease 7 22.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 168 535.9
---Diseases of the Heart 138 440.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 98 312.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 21 67.0
---Atherosclerosis 2 6.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 22.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 41.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 13 41.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 26 82.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 3.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 6.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 15.9
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 14 44.7
Accidents 23 73.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 9.6
---Falls 6 19.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 8 25.5
---Other Accidents 6 19.1
Intentional Self-Harm 7 22.3
Assault 1 3.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 54 172.2
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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