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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Kanawha County, 2005
Table 46

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 17 7.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 2489 12.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 18 7.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 2.6
Tuberculosis 1 0.5
Septicemia 41 21.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.5
Malignant Neoplasms 574 296.6
---of Digestive Organs 116 59.9
------Colon 36 18.6
------Pancreas 26 13.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 206 106.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 195 100.7
---of Breast 39 20.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 74 38.2
------Cervix Uteri 2 1.0
------Ovary 10 5.2
------Prostate 23 11.9
------Bladder 12 6.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 139 71.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 13 6.7
Diabetes Mellitus 92 47.5
Alzheimer's Disease 70 36.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 822 424.7
---Diseases of the Heart 586 302.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 402 207.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 42 21.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 161 83.2
---Atherosclerosis 6 3.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 27 13.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 47 24.3
---Influenza 4 2.1
---Pneumonia 43 22.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 155 80.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 27 13.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 4 2.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 24 12.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 63 32.5
Congenital Anomalies 11 5.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 33 17.0
Accidents 120 62.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 39 20.1
---Falls 19 9.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 2.1
---Drownings 1 0.5
---Poisonings 38 19.6
---Other Accidents 19 9.8
Intentional Self-Harm 26 13.4
Assault 14 7.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 353 182.4
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 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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