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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 5, 2005
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 14 7.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,923 11.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 15 7.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 10 5.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 25 14.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.6
Malignant Neoplasms 425 248.0
---of Digestive Organs 88 51.3
------Colon 37 21.6
------Pancreas 15 8.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 140 81.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 129 75.3
---of Breast 25 14.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 51 29.8
------Cervix Uteri 3 1.8
------Ovary 8 4.7
------Prostate 18 10.5
------Bladder 8 4.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 121 70.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 17 9.9
Diabetes Mellitus 52 30.3
Alzheimer's Disease 47 27.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 755 440.5
---Diseases of the Heart 537 313.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 367 214.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 33 19.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 125 72.9
---Atherosclerosis 39 22.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 21 12.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 43 25.1
---Influenza 1 0.6
---Pneumonia 42 24.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 116 67.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 2.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 17 9.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 39 22.8
Congenital Anomalies 9 5.3
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 34 19.8
Accidents 91 53.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 36 21.0
---Falls 18 10.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 0.6
---Drownings 1 0.6
---Poisonings 18 10.5
---Other Accidents 17 9.9
Intentional Self-Harm 23 13.4
Assault 8 4.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 216 126.0
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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