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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 8 9.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 834 12.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 9 10.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 9.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 16 23.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 173 253.0
---of Digestive Organs 46 67.3
------Colon 20 29.3
------Pancreas 7 10.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 52 76.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 74.6
---of Breast 12 17.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 28 41.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 4 5.9
------Prostate 12 17.6
------Bladder 3 4.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 35 51.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 11.7
Diabetes Mellitus 40 58.5
Alzheimer's Disease 42 61.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 256 374.4
---Diseases of the Heart 191 279.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 147 215.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 11 16.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 40 58.5
---Atherosclerosis 8 11.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 8.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 9 13.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 9 13.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 62 90.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 10 14.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 2 2.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 11 16.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 22 32.2
Congenital Anomalies 1 1.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 8 11.7
Accidents 39 57.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 15 21.9
---Falls 6 8.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 11 16.1
---Other Accidents 7 10.2
Intentional Self-Harm 11 16.1
Assault 4 5.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 122 178.4
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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