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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 8 8.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 898 11.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 14 15.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 7.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 12 15.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 173 218.2
---of Digestive Organs 31 39.1
------Colon 7 8.8
------Pancreas 7 8.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 60 75.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 58 73.1
---of Breast 20 25.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 21 26.5
------Cervix Uteri 2 2.5
------Ovary 2 2.5
------Prostate 6 7.6
------Bladder 4 5.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 41 51.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 6 7.6
Diabetes Mellitus 24 30.3
Dementia 17 21.4
Alzheimer's Disease 18 22.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 367 462.8
---Diseases of the Heart 301 379.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 163 205.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 10 12.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 46 58.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 11.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 9 11.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 9 11.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 50 63.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 21 26.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 16 20.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 16 20.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 16 20.2
Congenital Anomalies 3 3.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 9 11.3
Accidents 57 71.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 19 24.0
---Falls 7 8.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 2.5
---Drownings 2 2.5
---Poisonings 23 29.0
---Other Accidents 4 5.0
Intentional Self-Harm 10 12.6
Assault 5 6.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 85 107.2
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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