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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 7 40.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 235 13.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 11.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 5.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 35.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 49 286.1
---of Digestive Organs 8 46.7
------Colon 3 17.5
------Pancreas 1 5.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 93.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 93.4
---of Breast 6 35.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 46.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 5.8
------Prostate 2 11.7
------Bladder 1 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 11 64.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 8 46.7
Dementia 3 17.5
Alzheimer's Disease 6 35.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 87 507.9
---Diseases of the Heart 69 402.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 50 291.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 5.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 87.6
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 11.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 7 40.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 7 40.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12 70.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 23.4
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 5.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 5.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 11 64.2
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 13 75.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 29.2
---Falls 1 5.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 5.8
---Poisonings 4 23.4
---Other Accidents 2 11.7
Intentional Self-Harm 4 23.4
Assault 1 5.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 23 134.3
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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