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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 310 10.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 19.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 64 212.5
---of Digestive Organs 12 39.8
------Colon 4 13.3
------Pancreas 4 13.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 18 59.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 18 59.8
---of Breast 1 3.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 33.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 3.3
------Prostate 4 13.3
------Bladder 3 10.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 23 76.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 9 29.9
Alzheimer's Disease 11 36.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 120 398.5
---Diseases of the Heart 93 308.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 68 225.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 10.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 66.4
---Atherosclerosis 2 6.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 6.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 43.2
---Influenza 1 3.3
---Pneumonia 12 39.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 13 43.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 16.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 6.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 16.6
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.3
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 6 19.9
Accidents 17 56.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 39.8
---Falls 3 10.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 2 6.6
Intentional Self-Harm 6 19.9
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 32 106.3
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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