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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 9 7.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 1129 12.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 12 9.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 4.9
Tuberculosis 1 1.1
Septicemia 12 12.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1.1
Malignant Neoplasms 238 253.5
---of Digestive Organs 56 59.6
------Colon 21 22.4
------Pancreas 13 13.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 83 88.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 83 88.4
---of Breast 16 17.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 26 27.7
------Cervix Uteri 2 2.1
------Ovary 6 6.4
------Prostate 7 7.5
------Bladder 3 3.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 57 60.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 9.6
Diabetes Mellitus 38 40.5
Dementia 31 33.0
Alzheimer's Disease 48 51.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 366 389.8
---Diseases of the Heart 270 287.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 179 190.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 12 12.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 75 79.9
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 9.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 16 17.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 16 17.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 77 82.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 8 8.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 20.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 32 34.1
Congenital Anomalies 6 6.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 15 16.0
Accidents 68 72.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 16 17.0
---Falls 11 11.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 3.2
---Drownings 1 1.1
---Poisonings 30 31.9
---Other Accidents 7 7.5
Intentional Self-Harm 10 10.6
Assault 4 4.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 130 138.4
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 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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