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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 5.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 891 11.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 7.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 4.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 12 15.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1.3
Malignant Neoplasms 208 262.7
---of Digestive Organs 44 55.6
------Colon 16 20.2
------Pancreas 8 10.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 74 93.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 73 92.2
---of Breast 14 17.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 30 37.9
------Cervix Uteri 2 2.5
------Ovary 4 5.1
------Prostate 9 11.4
------Bladder 5 6.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 46 58.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 10.1
Diabetes Mellitus 48 60.6
Alzheimer's Disease 24 30.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 307 387.8
---Diseases of the Heart 241 304.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 159 200.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 16 20.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 44 55.6
---Atherosclerosis 2 2.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 5.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 9 11.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 9 11.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 55 69.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 18 22.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 12 15.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 16 20.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 20 25.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 2.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 6.3
Accidents 52 65.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 14 17.7
---Falls 10 12.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 2.5
---Drownings 1 1.3
---Poisonings 20 25.3
---Other Accidents 5 6.3
Intentional Self-Harm 12 15.2
Assault 5 6.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 89 112.4
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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