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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 185 10.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 4.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 4.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 5.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 40 233.7
---of Digestive Organs 12 70.1
------Colon 8 46.7
------Pancreas 2 11.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 8 46.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 8 46.7
---of Breast 3 17.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 7 40.9
------Cervix Uteri 2 11.7
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 2 11.7
------Bladder 1 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10 58.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 5.8
Diabetes Mellitus 6 35.1
Alzheimer's Disease 6 35.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 76 444.0
---Diseases of the Heart 58 338.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 47 274.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 17.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 14 81.8
---Atherosclerosis 1 5.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 29.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 29.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 10 58.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 17.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 23.4
Congenital Anomalies 2 11.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 11.7
Accidents 13 75.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 23.4
---Falls 3 17.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 2 11.7
---Poisonings 3 17.5
---Other Accidents 1 5.8
Intentional Self-Harm 5 29.2
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 11 64.3
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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