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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 1.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 381 7.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 6.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 6.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 7.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.0
Malignant Neoplasms 93 184.4
---of Digestive Organs 27 53.5
------Colon 9 17.8
------Pancreas 3 5.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 28 55.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 53.5
---of Breast 9 17.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 15.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 2.0
------Prostate 2 4.0
------Bladder 2 4.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 21 41.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2.0
Diabetes Mellitus 13 25.8
Dementia 7 13.9
Alzheimer's Disease 16 31.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 119 235.9
---Diseases of the Heart 94 186.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 40 79.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 7.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 35.7
---Atherosclerosis 1 2.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 4.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 7.9
---Influenza 1 2.0
---Pneumonia 3 5.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 25 49.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 5.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 10 19.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 15.9
Congenital Anomalies 1 2.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 9.9
Accidents 19 37.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 11.9
---Falls 3 5.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 9 17.8
---Other Accidents 1 2.0
Intentional Self-Harm 6 11.9
Assault 2 4.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 44 87.2
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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