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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Brooke County, 2006
Table 46

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 4.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 338 14.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 4.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 4.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 37.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 82 339.8
---of Digestive Organs 16 66.3
------Colon 6 24.9
------Pancreas 3 12.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 32 132.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 31 128.5
---of Breast 9 37.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 37.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 4.1
------Prostate 5 20.7
------Bladder 2 8.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 16 66.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 15 62.2
Dementia 8 33.2
Alzheimer's Disease 9 37.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 123 509.7
---Diseases of the Heart 99 410.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 60 248.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 12.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 13 53.9
---Atherosclerosis 1 4.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 29.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 11 45.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 11 45.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 19 78.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 16.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 8.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 24.9
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 4.1
Accidents 8 33.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 8.3
---Falls 1 4.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 3 12.4
---Other Accidents 2 8.3
Intentional Self-Harm 3 12.4
Assault 1 4.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 37 153.3
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 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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