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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 4.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 828 12.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 13.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 168 244.4
---of Digestive Organs 32 46.5
------Colon 16 23.3
------Pancreas 3 4.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 62 90.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 62 90.2
---of Breast 7 10.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 19 27.6
------Cervix Uteri 2 2.9
------Ovary 2 2.9
------Prostate 7 10.2
------Bladder 1 1.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 48 69.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 7 10.2
Diabetes Mellitus 44 64.0
Dementia 18 26.2
Alzheimer's Disease 34 49.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 272 395.7
---Diseases of the Heart 199 289.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 139 202.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 15 21.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 44 64.0
---Atherosclerosis 4 5.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 10 14.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 17 24.7
---Influenza 1 1.5
---Pneumonia 16 23.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 50 72.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 8.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 10 14.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 25 36.4
Congenital Anomalies 1 1.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 12 17.5
Accidents 41 59.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 14.5
---Falls 9 13.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 4.4
---Drownings 1 1.5
---Poisonings 12 17.5
---Other Accidents 6 8.7
Intentional Self-Harm 13 18.9
Assault 6 8.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 95 138.2
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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