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| Table of Contents | Summary | Population | Births | Deaths | Marriages | Divorces | County Data | Tables extracted from the 2002 West Virginia Vital Statistics Annual Report | |
| Selected Causes of Death | Number by Race and Gender | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Black | Other | |||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | ||
| Fetal Deaths | 64 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 140 |
| Total Deaths, All Causes | 9,940 | 10,396 | 339 | 301 | 9 | 14 | 20,999 |
| ---Deaths under 1 Year | 103 | 66 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 188 |
| ---Deaths under 28 Days | 60 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Septicemia | 153 | 138 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 301 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Malignant Neoplasms | 2,388 | 2,120 | 68 | 71 | 1 | 2 | 4,650 |
| ---of Digestive Organs | 525 | 443 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,006 |
| ------Colon | 198 | 194 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 406 |
| ------Pancreas | 97 | 100 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| ---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 912 | 615 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1,564 |
| ------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 881 | 602 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1,519 |
| ---of Breast | 2 | 257 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 270 |
| ---of Genitourinary Organs | 325 | 288 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 636 |
| ------Cervix Uteri | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| ------Ovary | 0 | 120 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| ------Prostate | 190 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 |
| ------Bladder | 66 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| ---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 624 | 517 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1,174 |
| Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 46 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 344 | 447 | 21 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 843 |
| Alzheimer's Disease | 111 | 325 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 442 |
| Major Cardiovascular Disease | 3,549 | 4,232 | 110 | 109 | 5 | 3 | 8,008 |
| ---Diseases of the Heart | 2,863 | 3,172 | 87 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 6,212 |
| ------Ischemic Heart Disease | 2,160 | 2,050 | 58 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 4,326 |
| ---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease | 71 | 97 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 174 |
| ---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 446 | 758 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1,237 |
| ---Atherosclerosis | 57 | 86 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 146 |
| ---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 112 | 119 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
| Influenza and Pneumonia | 164 | 182 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 351 |
| ---Influenza | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| ---Pneumonia | 158 | 179 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 342 |
| Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 585 | 633 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1,235 |
| Lung Diseases due to External Agents | 154 | 72 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
| ---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis | 91 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 |
| Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 128 | 69 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 211 |
| Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 196 | 253 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 466 |
| Congenital Anomalies | 38 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
| Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death | 74 | 71 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 154 |
| Accidents | 628 | 295 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 947 |
| ---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 276 | 128 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 412 |
| ---Falls | 69 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| ---Smoke, Fires, and Flames | 16 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| ---Drownings | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| ---Poisonings | 120 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| ---Other Accidents | 126 | 62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| Intentional Self-Harm | 230 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 277 |
| Assault | 59 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 98 |
| All Other Causes (Residual) | 1,074 | 1,411 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 2,590 |
| Selected Causes of Death | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Total |
| White | Black | Other | |||||
| Number by Race and Gender | |||||||
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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If you have further questions about West Virginia vital statistics data, you may contact the Health Statistics Center at: Phone: 304-558-9100 Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov |
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