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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 3.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 608 13.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 5.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 17.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.1
Malignant Neoplasms 138 296.1
---of Digestive Organs 28 60.1
------Colon 13 27.9
------Pancreas 6 12.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 57 122.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 53 113.7
---of Breast 8 17.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 19 40.8
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 5 10.7
------Prostate 4 8.6
------Bladder 1 2.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 26 55.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 6 12.9
Diabetes Mellitus 22 47.2
Dementia 12 25.7
Alzheimer's Disease 4 8.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 190 407.6
---Diseases of the Heart 149 319.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 102 218.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 15.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 29 62.2
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 10.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 9 19.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 9 19.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 33 70.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 20 42.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 14 30.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 10.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 22 47.2
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.3
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 10.7
Accidents 43 92.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 18 38.6
---Falls 6 12.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 2.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 10 21.5
---Other Accidents 8 17.2
Intentional Self-Harm 8 17.2
Assault 1 2.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 79 169.5
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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