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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 8.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 551 12.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 8.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 8.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 22.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 6.7
Malignant Neoplasms 116 259.7
---of Digestive Organs 24 53.7
------Colon 11 24.6
------Pancreas 6 13.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 46 103.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 46 103.0
---of Breast 7 15.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 21 47.0
------Cervix Uteri 1 2.2
------Ovary 5 11.2
------Prostate 7 15.7
------Bladder 2 4.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 18 40.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 11.2
Diabetes Mellitus 21 47.0
Dementia 16 35.8
Alzheimer's Disease 13 29.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 183 409.7
---Diseases of the Heart 133 297.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 94 210.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 11.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 32 71.6
---Atherosclerosis 4 9.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 20.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 14 31.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 14 31.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 45 100.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 4.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 15.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 13.4
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 8 17.9
Accidents 22 49.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 6.7
---Falls 6 13.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 2.2
---Poisonings 11 24.6
---Other Accidents 1 2.2
Intentional Self-Harm 5 11.2
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 75 167.9
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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