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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Marion County, 2004
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 9.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 694 12.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 8.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 20 35.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 3.5
Malignant Neoplasms 143 253.3
---of Digestive Organs 27 47.8
------Colon 13 23.0
------Pancreas 7 12.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 45 79.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 42 74.4
---of Breast 9 15.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 24 42.5
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 4 7.1
------Prostate 11 19.5
------Bladder 3 5.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 38 67.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 8.9
Diabetes Mellitus 49 86.8
Alzheimer's Disease 15 26.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 249 441.1
---Diseases of the Heart 207 366.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 143 253.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 7.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 49.6
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 15.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 23.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 13 23.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 38 67.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 9 15.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 7.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 15.9
Congenital Anomalies 4 7.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 3.5
Accidents 31 54.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 16 28.3
---Falls 8 14.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 7.1
---Other Accidents 3 5.3
Intentional Self-Harm 13 23.0
Assault 3 5.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 85 150.6
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 2004 Annual Report

Last updated May 5, 2006.

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