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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 324 12.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 6.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 15.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 66 249.6
---of Digestive Organs 12 45.4
------Colon 7 26.5
------Pancreas 4 15.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 21 79.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 20 75.6
---of Breast 5 18.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 22.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 2 7.6
------Bladder 3 11.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 22 83.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.8
Diabetes Mellitus 10 37.8
Dementia 11 41.6
Alzheimer's Disease 2 7.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 105 397.0
---Diseases of the Heart 82 310.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 62 234.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 11.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 68.1
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 7.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 18.9
---Influenza 2 7.6
---Pneumonia 3 11.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 31 117.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 15.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 2 7.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 22.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 11 41.6
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 7.6
Accidents 21 79.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 45.4
---Falls 1 3.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 3.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 5 18.9
---Other Accidents 2 7.6
Intentional Self-Harm 7 26.5
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 37 139.9
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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