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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 6.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 657 11.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 4.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 3.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 19 33.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 157 277.8
---of Digestive Organs 33 58.4
------Colon 13 23.0
------Pancreas 7 12.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 51 90.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 90.3
---of Breast 13 23.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 26 46.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 5.3
------Prostate 12 21.2
------Bladder 3 5.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 34 60.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 3.5
Diabetes Mellitus 21 37.2
Alzheimer's Disease 12 21.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 211 373.4
---Diseases of the Heart 159 281.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 122 215.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 10 17.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 36 63.7
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 8.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 8 14.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 8 14.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 43 76.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 8 14.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 5.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 25 44.2
Congenital Anomalies 2 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 3.5
Accidents 29 51.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 19.5
---Falls 7 12.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 6 10.6
---Other Accidents 4 7.1
Intentional Self-Harm 9 15.9
Assault 1 1.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 105 185.8
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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