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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 465 11.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 6.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 4.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 12.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.4
Malignant Neoplasms 108 259.3
---of Digestive Organs 15 36.0
------Colon 8 19.2
------Pancreas 4 9.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 51 122.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 122.5
---of Breast 8 19.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 14 33.6
------Cervix Uteri 1 2.4
------Ovary 1 2.4
------Prostate 4 9.6
------Bladder 5 12.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 48.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 9.6
Diabetes Mellitus 10 24.0
Dementia 15 36.0
Alzheimer's Disease 13 31.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 151 362.6
---Diseases of the Heart 117 280.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 88 211.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 7.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 67.2
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 7.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 16 38.4
---Influenza 1 2.4
---Pneumonia 15 36.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 26 62.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 7.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 2.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 21.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 21.6
Congenital Anomalies 1 2.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 9 21.6
Accidents 29 69.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 26.4
---Falls 4 9.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 2.4
---Drownings 1 2.4
---Poisonings 8 19.2
---Other Accidents 4 9.6
Intentional Self-Harm 3 7.2
Assault 1 2.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 52 124.9
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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