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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 5, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 14 7.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,834 10.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 20 10.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 16 8.5
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 19 11.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.6
Malignant Neoplasms 407 237.3
---of Digestive Organs 67 39.1
------Colon 30 17.5
------Pancreas 10 5.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 145 84.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 143 83.4
---of Breast 20 11.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 58 33.8
------Cervix Uteri 1 0.6
------Ovary 15 8.7
------Prostate 18 10.5
------Bladder 10 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 117 68.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 7.0
Diabetes Mellitus 70 40.8
Alzheimer's Disease 34 19.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 717 418.1
---Diseases of the Heart 505 294.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 356 207.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 21 12.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 125 72.9
---Atherosclerosis 46 26.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 20 11.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 41 23.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 41 23.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 122 71.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 8 4.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 0.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 22 12.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 33 19.2
Congenital Anomalies 6 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 8 4.7
Accidents 70 40.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 30 17.5
---Falls 15 8.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 0.6
---Drownings 1 0.6
---Poisonings 14 8.2
---Other Accidents 9 5.2
Intentional Self-Harm 32 18.7
Assault 6 3.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 226 131.8
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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