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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 6.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 289 11.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 11.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 77 296.8
---of Digestive Organs 20 77.1
------Colon 7 27.0
------Pancreas 5 19.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 28 107.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 104.1
---of Breast 5 19.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 34.7
------Cervix Uteri 3 11.6
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 2 7.7
------Bladder 1 3.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 57.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 15.4
Diabetes Mellitus 12 46.3
Alzheimer's Disease 16 61.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 102 393.2
---Diseases of the Heart 77 296.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 46 177.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 15.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 73.2
---Atherosclerosis 1 3.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 3.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 19.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 19.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 17 65.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 7.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 3.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 23.1
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 3.9
Accidents 14 54.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 15.4
---Falls 2 7.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 5 19.3
---Other Accidents 3 11.6
Intentional Self-Harm 4 15.4
Assault 1 3.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 24 92.5
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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