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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 1, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 21 8.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,749 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 18 7.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 12 5.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 44 20.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 624 286.2
---of Digestive Organs 151 69.3
------Colon 58 26.6
------Pancreas 32 14.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 185 84.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 176 80.7
---of Breast 48 22.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 87 39.9
------Cervix Uteri 5 2.3
------Ovary 14 6.4
------Prostate 29 13.3
------Bladder 12 5.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 153 70.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 5.5
Diabetes Mellitus 119 54.6
Alzheimer's Disease 39 17.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 950 435.7
---Diseases of the Heart 759 348.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 499 228.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 13 6.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 146 67.0
---Atherosclerosis 8 3.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 24 11.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 40 18.3
---Influenza 3 1.4
---Pneumonia 37 17.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 187 85.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 54 24.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 38 17.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 45 20.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 63 28.9
Congenital Anomalies 11 5.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 13 6.0
Accidents 169 77.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 56 25.7
---Falls 15 6.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 1.4
---Drownings 1 0.5
---Poisonings 66 30.3
---Other Accidents 28 12.8
Intentional Self-Harm 40 18.3
Assault 10 4.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 329 150.9
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 2004 Annual Report

Last updated April 13, 2006.

If you have further questions about West Virginia Vital Statistics data, contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100 or Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov


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