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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 348 14.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 14.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 7.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 33.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 77 317.2
---of Digestive Organs 11 45.3
------Colon 5 20.6
------Pancreas 3 12.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 27 111.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 24 98.9
---of Breast 6 24.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 14 57.7
------Cervix Uteri 2 8.2
------Ovary 2 8.2
------Prostate 3 12.4
------Bladder 4 16.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 19 78.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 8.2
Diabetes Mellitus 20 82.4
Alzheimer's Disease 5 20.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 109 449.1
---Diseases of the Heart 99 407.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 75 309.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 8.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 8 33.0
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 16.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 16.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 20 82.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 11 45.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 9 37.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 12.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 33.0
Congenital Anomalies 3 12.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 12.4
Accidents 31 127.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 33.0
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 4.1
---Poisonings 15 61.8
---Other Accidents 7 28.8
Intentional Self-Harm 6 24.7
Assault 2 8.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 36 148.3
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 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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