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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 2, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 15 5.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,988 12.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 23 7.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 15 5.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 59 23.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 0.8
Malignant Neoplasms 687 275.1
---of Digestive Organs 134 53.7
------Colon 52 20.8
------Pancreas 32 12.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 259 103.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 254 101.7
---of Breast 43 17.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 98 39.2
------Cervix Uteri 7 2.8
------Ovary 21 8.4
------Prostate 27 10.8
------Bladder 20 8.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 153 61.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 16 6.4
Diabetes Mellitus 117 46.9
Alzheimer's Disease 96 38.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 969 388.0
---Diseases of the Heart 731 292.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 493 197.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 26 10.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 174 69.7
---Atherosclerosis 5 2.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 33 13.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 52 20.8
---Influenza 1 0.4
---Pneumonia 51 20.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 205 82.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 33 13.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 14 5.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 39 15.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 77 30.8
Congenital Anomalies 10 4.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 37 14.8
Accidents 199 79.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 70 28.0
---Falls 30 12.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 7 2.8
---Drownings 6 2.4
---Poisonings 59 23.6
---Other Accidents 27 10.8
Intentional Self-Harm 34 13.6
Assault 15 6.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 341 136.6
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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