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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 260 11.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 13.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 10.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 25.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 66 278.7
---of Digestive Organs 11 46.4
------Colon 3 12.7
------Pancreas 2 8.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 23 97.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 23 97.1
---of Breast 3 12.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 33.8
------Cervix Uteri 1 4.2
------Ovary 2 8.4
------Prostate 3 12.7
------Bladder 2 8.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 21 88.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 4.2
Diabetes Mellitus 7 29.6
Dementia 5 21.1
Alzheimer's Disease 7 29.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 94 396.9
---Diseases of the Heart 63 266.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 28 118.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 33.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 80.2
---Atherosclerosis 2 8.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 8.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 16.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 16.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 17 71.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 12.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 21.1
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 9 38.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 21.1
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 16.9
---Other Accidents 0 0.0
Intentional Self-Harm 3 12.7
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 33 139.3
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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