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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 7, 2005
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 24 6.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,887 10.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 33 8.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 25 6.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 70 19.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 0.6
Malignant Neoplasms 812 224.2
---of Digestive Organs 178 49.1
------Colon 70 19.3
------Pancreas 37 10.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 250 69.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 242 66.8
---of Breast 62 17.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 115 31.7
------Cervix Uteri 5 1.4
------Ovary 15 4.1
------Prostate 43 11.9
------Bladder 13 3.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 207 57.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 17 4.7
Diabetes Mellitus 161 44.4
Alzheimer's Disease 115 31.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,374 379.3
---Diseases of the Heart 1,045 288.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 747 206.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 44 12.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 220 60.7
---Atherosclerosis 31 8.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 34 9.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 61 16.8
---Influenza 2 0.6
---Pneumonia 59 16.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 271 74.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 42 11.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 5 1.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 43 11.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 106 29.3
Congenital Anomalies 11 3.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 34 9.4
Accidents 186 51.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 77 21.3
---Falls 29 8.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 1.1
---Drownings 2 0.6
---Poisonings 39 10.8
---Other Accidents 35 9.7
Intentional Self-Harm 44 12.1
Assault 15 4.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 523 144.4
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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