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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 393 12.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 6.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 18 58.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 77 249.1
---of Digestive Organs 17 55.0
------Colon 8 25.9
------Pancreas 3 9.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 26 84.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 25 80.9
---of Breast 4 12.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 32.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 9.7
------Prostate 2 6.5
------Bladder 2 6.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 64.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 6.5
Diabetes Mellitus 10 32.4
Dementia 20 64.7
Alzheimer's Disease 11 35.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 156 504.7
---Diseases of the Heart 132 427.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 91 294.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 3.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 55.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 3.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 16.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 16.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 16.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 14 45.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 9.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 22.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 25.9
Congenital Anomalies 3 9.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 12.9
Accidents 16 51.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 9.7
---Falls 1 3.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 3.2
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 7 22.6
---Other Accidents 4 12.9
Intentional Self-Harm 4 12.9
Assault 2 6.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 33 106.8
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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