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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 6.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 380 15.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 23.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 13.5
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 41.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 4.2
Malignant Neoplasms 76 318.2
---of Digestive Organs 12 50.2
------Colon 3 12.6
------Pancreas 1 4.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 36 150.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 36 150.7
---of Breast 2 8.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 46.1
------Cervix Uteri 1 4.2
------Ovary 1 4.2
------Prostate 4 16.7
------Bladder 2 8.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 62.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 4.2
Diabetes Mellitus 21 87.9
Dementia 1 4.2
Alzheimer's Disease 4 16.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 122 510.8
---Diseases of the Heart 96 402.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 79 330.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 29.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 13 54.4
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 25.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 7 29.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 7 29.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 22 92.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 10 41.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 9 37.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 25.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 13 54.4
Congenital Anomalies 1 4.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 11 46.1
Accidents 30 125.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 9 37.7
---Falls 5 20.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 12 50.2
---Other Accidents 4 16.7
Intentional Self-Harm 4 16.7
Assault 5 20.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 35 146.6
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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