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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 4.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 819 13.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 7.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 19 31.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1.6
Malignant Neoplasms 177 288.8
---of Digestive Organs 34 55.5
------Colon 14 22.8
------Pancreas 6 9.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 61 99.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 60 97.9
---of Breast 7 11.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 26 42.4
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.6
------Ovary 2 3.3
------Prostate 12 19.6
------Bladder 5 8.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 49 80.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 6 9.8
Diabetes Mellitus 41 66.9
Dementia 29 47.3
Alzheimer's Disease 14 22.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 243 396.6
---Diseases of the Heart 182 297.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 111 181.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 13 21.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 38 62.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 14.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 15 24.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 15 24.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 61 99.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 17 27.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 5 8.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 11.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 20 32.6
Congenital Anomalies 5 8.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 10 16.3
Accidents 45 73.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 13 21.2
---Falls 3 4.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.6
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 19 31.0
---Other Accidents 9 14.7
Intentional Self-Harm 21 34.3
Assault 9 14.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 79 128.9
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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