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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 6.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 330 11.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 9.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 28.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 85 299.3
---of Digestive Organs 15 52.8
------Colon 6 21.1
------Pancreas 3 10.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 31 109.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 28 98.6
---of Breast 1 3.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 14 49.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 10.6
------Prostate 8 28.2
------Bladder 2 7.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 24 84.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.5
Diabetes Mellitus 3 10.6
Alzheimer's Disease 11 38.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 124 436.6
---Diseases of the Heart 84 295.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 61 214.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 14.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 22 77.5
---Atherosclerosis 7 24.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 24.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 14.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 14.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 18 63.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 3.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 3.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 31.7
Congenital Anomalies 3 10.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 7.0
Accidents 18 63.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 28.2
---Falls 2 7.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 14.1
---Other Accidents 4 14.1
Intentional Self-Harm 6 21.1
Assault 2 7.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 34 119.7
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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