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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 4, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 12 8.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,747 12.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 5.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 4.6
Tuberculosis 2 1.4
Septicemia 22 15.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.7
Malignant Neoplasms 374 263.4
---of Digestive Organs 88 62.0
------Colon 38 26.8
------Pancreas 15 10.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 112 78.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 110 77.5
---of Breast 20 14.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 60 42.3
------Cervix Uteri 1 0.7
------Ovary 10 7.0
------Prostate 15 10.6
------Bladder 13 9.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 94 66.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 5.6
Diabetes Mellitus 58 40.8
Alzheimer's Disease 38 26.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 639 450.0
---Diseases of the Heart 481 338.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 303 213.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 33 23.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 105 73.9
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 20 14.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 34 23.9
---Influenza 2 1.4
---Pneumonia 32 22.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 101 71.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 31 21.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 16 11.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 25 17.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 62 43.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 1.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 16 11.3
Accidents 104 73.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 47 33.1
---Falls 7 4.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 2.8
---Drownings 1 0.7
---Poisonings 26 18.3
---Other Accidents 19 13.4
Intentional Self-Harm 30 21.1
Assault 6 4.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 194 136.6
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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