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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 of Deaths per Month | Total | |||||||||||
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Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
Fetal Deaths | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 140 |
Total Deaths, All Causes | 1,816 | 1,643 | 2,061 | 1,873 | 1,698 | 1,603 | 1,650 | 1,696 | 1,641 | 1,674 | 1,700 | 1,944 | 20,999 |
---Deaths under 1 Year | 9 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 188 |
---Deaths under 28 Days | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 109 |
Tuberculosis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Septicemia | 26 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 35 | 301 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Malignant Neoplasms | 413 | 348 | 397 | 411 | 411 | 376 | 372 | 396 | 379 | 387 | 350 | 410 | 4,650 |
---of Digestive Organs | 84 | 90 | 68 | 85 | 84 | 102 | 84 | 78 | 81 | 94 | 75 | 81 | 1,006 |
------Colon | 30 | 35 | 26 | 47 | 40 | 46 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 46 | 24 | 30 | 406 |
------Pancreas | 13 | 23 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 205 |
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs | 123 | 114 | 128 | 150 | 141 | 126 | 119 | 148 | 125 | 126 | 116 | 148 | 1,564 |
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung | 119 | 113 | 123 | 146 | 136 | 125 | 115 | 144 | 122 | 119 | 111 | 146 | 1,519 |
---of Breast | 27 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 30 | 270 |
---of Genitourinary Organs | 68 | 40 | 66 | 56 | 55 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 49 | 636 |
------Cervix Uteri | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
------Ovary | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 125 |
------Prostate | 20 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 203 |
------Bladder | 13 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 104 |
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) | 111 | 93 | 117 | 100 | 104 | 84 | 91 | 93 | 94 | 92 | 93 | 102 | 1,174 |
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms | 7 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 96 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 72 | 64 | 83 | 70 | 59 | 73 | 79 | 71 | 51 | 68 | 63 | 90 | 843 |
Alzheimer's Disease | 44 | 30 | 42 | 35 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 35 | 48 | 442 |
Major Cardiovascular Disease | 712 | 635 | 814 | 674 | 607 | 608 | 624 | 618 | 641 | 661 | 644 | 770 | 8,008 |
---Diseases of the Heart | 560 | 489 | 639 | 521 | 484 | 460 | 491 | 471 | 494 | 520 | 492 | 591 | 6,212 |
------Ischemic Heart Disease | 375 | 356 | 448 | 337 | 357 | 327 | 336 | 337 | 333 | 366 | 361 | 393 | 4,326 |
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 174 |
---Cerebrovascular Diseases | 103 | 103 | 126 | 106 | 87 | 92 | 87 | 97 | 109 | 91 | 107 | 129 | 1,237 |
---Atherosclerosis | 20 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 146 |
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries | 16 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 239 |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 34 | 29 | 55 | 39 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 351 |
---Influenza | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
---Pneumonia | 32 | 26 | 51 | 39 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 342 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases | 103 | 119 | 162 | 139 | 96 | 82 | 85 | 78 | 71 | 81 | 114 | 105 | 1,235 |
Lung Diseases due to External Agents | 15 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 234 |
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 96 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis | 18 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 211 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis | 46 | 32 | 49 | 33 | 46 | 29 | 34 | 37 | 47 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 466 |
Congenital Anomalies | 0 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 70 |
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death | 7 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 154 |
Accidents | 65 | 54 | 67 | 76 | 89 | 85 | 76 | 100 | 78 | 81 | 92 | 84 | 947 |
---Motor Vehicle Injuries | 24 | 21 | 26 | 39 | 42 | 34 | 31 | 49 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 26 | 412 |
---Falls | 9 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 134 |
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
---Drownings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 |
---Poisonings | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 156 |
---Other Accidents | 15 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 26 | 193 |
Intentional Self-Harm | 25 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 32 | 27 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 20 | 277 |
Assault | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 98 |
All Other Causes (Residual) | 216 | 215 | 266 | 251 | 217 | 187 | 185 | 203 | 198 | 203 | 212 | 237 | 2,590 |
Selected Causes of Death | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
Number of Deaths per Month | >
Last updated May 19, 2004.
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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