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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 5.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 935 10.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 8.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 6.1
Tuberculosis 1 1.2
Septicemia 10 11.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 190 219.4
---of Digestive Organs 40 46.2
------Colon 12 13.9
------Pancreas 12 13.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 71 82.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 69 79.7
---of Breast 7 8.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 26 30.0
------Cervix Uteri 2 2.3
------Ovary 5 5.8
------Prostate 8 9.2
------Bladder 3 3.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 46 53.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 9.2
Diabetes Mellitus 25 28.9
Dementia 9 10.4
Alzheimer's Disease 13 15.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 394 455.0
---Diseases of the Heart 304 351.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 186 214.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 10 11.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 64 73.9
---Atherosclerosis 6 6.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 10 11.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 30 34.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 30 34.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 53 61.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 2.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 1.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 6.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 21.9
Congenital Anomalies 3 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 16 18.5
Accidents 38 43.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 11.5
---Falls 3 3.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.2
---Drownings 1 1.2
---Poisonings 14 16.2
---Other Accidents 9 10.4
Intentional Self-Harm 16 18.5
Assault 4 4.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 98 113.2
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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