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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 18 7.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 2398 12.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 12 5.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 1.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 44 22.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 1.0
Malignant Neoplasms 566 294.1
---of Digestive Organs 102 53.0
------Colon 28 14.6
------Pancreas 29 15.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 214 111.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 204 106.0
---of Breast 32 16.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 77 40.0
------Cervix Uteri 3 1.6
------Ovary 12 6.2
------Prostate 25 13.0
------Bladder 16 8.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 141 73.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 11 5.7
Diabetes Mellitus 77 40.0
Dementia 95 49.4
Alzheimer's Disease 89 46.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 726 377.3
---Diseases of the Heart 529 274.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 372 193.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 36 18.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 129 67.0
---Atherosclerosis 4 2.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 28 14.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 27 14.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 27 14.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 132 68.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 15 7.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 4 2.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 37 19.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 52 27.0
Congenital Anomalies 9 4.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 22 11.4
Accidents 142 73.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 53 27.5
---Falls 20 10.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 1.6
---Drownings 1 0.5
---Poisonings 45 23.4
---Other Accidents 20 10.4
Intentional Self-Harm 28 14.6
Assault 19 9.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 305 158.5
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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