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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 1, 2005
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 10 4.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,641 12.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 15 6.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 10 4.1
Tuberculosis 2 0.9
Septicemia 43 19.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 0.9
Malignant Neoplasms 566 261.1
---of Digestive Organs 110 50.7
------Colon 40 18.5
------Pancreas 21 9.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 201 92.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 192 88.6
---of Breast 45 20.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 79 36.4
------Cervix Uteri 5 2.3
------Ovary 9 4.2
------Prostate 23 10.6
------Bladder 16 7.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 131 60.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 21 9.7
Diabetes Mellitus 114 52.6
Alzheimer's Disease 50 23.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 913 421.2
---Diseases of the Heart 733 338.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 486 224.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 28 12.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 130 60.0
---Atherosclerosis 7 3.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 15 6.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 38 17.5
---Influenza 1 0.5
---Pneumonia 37 17.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 169 78.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 57 26.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 36 16.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 39 18.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 58 26.8
Congenital Anomalies 12 5.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 19 8.8
Accidents 171 78.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 53 24.5
---Falls 15 6.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 0.9
---Drownings 4 1.8
---Poisonings 74 34.1
---Other Accidents 23 10.6
Intentional Self-Harm 42 19.4
Assault 13 6.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 312 143.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts
This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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