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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 6, 2005
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 3.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,884 12.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 4.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 3.8
Tuberculosis 1 0.7
Septicemia 24 15.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.7
Malignant Neoplasms 431 282.8
---of Digestive Organs 86 56.4
------Colon 33 21.6
------Pancreas 23 15.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 138 90.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 134 87.9
---of Breast 32 21.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 56 36.7
------Cervix Uteri 4 2.6
------Ovary 16 10.5
------Prostate 14 9.2
------Bladder 8 5.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 119 78.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 6.6
Diabetes Mellitus 55 36.1
Alzheimer's Disease 45 29.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 703 461.2
---Diseases of the Heart 551 361.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 401 263.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 15 9.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 105 68.9
---Atherosclerosis 7 4.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 25 16.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 58 38.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 58 38.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 118 77.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 4.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 21 13.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 31 20.3
Congenital Anomalies 3 2.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 37 24.3
Accidents 78 51.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 15 9.8
---Falls 15 9.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 3 2.0
---Poisonings 25 16.4
---Other Accidents 20 13.1
Intentional Self-Harm 29 19.0
Assault 3 2.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 229 150.2
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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