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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 4.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 507 14.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 4.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 24.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 121 334.1
---of Digestive Organs 22 60.7
------Colon 8 22.1
------Pancreas 5 13.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 50 138.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 48 132.5
---of Breast 8 22.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 24.8
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 8.3
------Prostate 1 2.8
------Bladder 3 8.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 32 88.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2.8
Diabetes Mellitus 22 60.7
Dementia 3 8.3
Alzheimer's Disease 11 30.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 164 452.8
---Diseases of the Heart 134 370.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 98 270.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 5.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 27 74.5
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 2.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 8 22.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 8 22.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 31 85.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 17 46.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 10 27.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 16.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 10 27.6
Congenital Anomalies 4 11.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 5.5
Accidents 43 118.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 15 41.4
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 2.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 24 66.3
---Other Accidents 3 8.3
Intentional Self-Harm 7 19.3
Assault 7 19.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 41 113.2
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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