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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 165 10.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 12.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 6.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 18.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 35 214.7
---of Digestive Organs 8 49.1
------Colon 0 0.0
------Pancreas 2 12.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 98.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 98.1
---of Breast 3 18.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 18.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 1 6.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 30.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 3 18.4
Dementia 6 36.8
Alzheimer's Disease 7 42.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 61 374.1
---Diseases of the Heart 34 208.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 24 147.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 11 67.5
---Atherosclerosis 13 79.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 18.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 30.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 30.7
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 11 67.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 12.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 12.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 6.1
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 12.3
Accidents 12 73.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 12.3
---Falls 3 18.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 2 12.3
---Other Accidents 5 30.7
Intentional Self-Harm 1 6.1
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 14 85.9
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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