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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 3, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 28 7.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,329 11.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 27 7.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 12 3.4
Tuberculosis 2 0.7
Septicemia 56 19.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 6 2.1
Malignant Neoplasms 753 264.0
---of Digestive Organs 181 63.5
------Colon 59 20.7
------Pancreas 36 12.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 235 82.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 231 81.0
---of Breast 48 16.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 101 35.4
------Cervix Uteri 8 2.8
------Ovary 21 7.4
------Prostate 25 8.8
------Bladder 21 7.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 188 65.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 16 5.6
Diabetes Mellitus 139 48.7
Alzheimer's Disease 93 32.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,146 401.8
---Diseases of the Heart 867 304.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 609 213.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 41 14.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 191 67.0
---Atherosclerosis 11 3.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 36 12.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 71 24.9
---Influenza 1 0.4
---Pneumonia 70 24.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 171 60.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 31 10.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 7 2.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 47 16.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 71 24.9
Congenital Anomalies 12 4.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 29 10.2
Accidents 166 58.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 42 14.7
---Falls 24 8.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 5 1.8
---Drownings 4 1.4
---Poisonings 53 18.6
---Other Accidents 38 13.3
Intentional Self-Harm 41 14.4
Assault 17 6.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 462 162.0
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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