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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 296 12.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 16.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 57 232.9
---of Digestive Organs 14 57.2
------Colon 7 28.6
------Pancreas 2 8.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 24 98.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 22 89.9
---of Breast 5 20.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 7 28.6
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 4.1
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 2 8.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 7 28.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 8.2
Diabetes Mellitus 9 36.8
Alzheimer's Disease 3 12.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 110 449.4
---Diseases of the Heart 93 379.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 70 286.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 4.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 14 57.2
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 8.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 8.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 2 8.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 22 89.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 10 40.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 8 32.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 16.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 8.2
Congenital Anomalies 2 8.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 4.1
Accidents 24 98.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 49.0
---Falls 1 4.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 11 44.9
---Other Accidents 0 0.0
Intentional Self-Harm 4 16.3
Assault 3 12.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 37 151.1
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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