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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 6, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 9 5.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,988 13.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 18 11.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 12 7.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 47 30.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 2.6
Malignant Neoplasms 472 307.5
---of Digestive Organs 93 60.6
------Colon 21 13.7
------Pancreas 32 20.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 173 112.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 170 110.8
---of Breast 24 15.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 61 39.7
------Cervix Uteri 7 4.6
------Ovary 18 11.7
------Prostate 17 11.1
------Bladder 11 7.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 121 78.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 13 8.5
Diabetes Mellitus 78 50.8
Alzheimer's Disease 40 26.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 730 475.7
---Diseases of the Heart 562 366.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 397 258.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 14 9.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 120 78.2
---Atherosclerosis 6 3.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 28 18.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 59 38.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 59 38.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 98 63.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 21 13.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 0.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 18 11.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 31 20.2
Congenital Anomalies 12 7.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 21 13.7
Accidents 64 41.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 18 11.7
---Falls 14 9.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 0.7
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 17 11.1
---Other Accidents 14 9.1
Intentional Self-Harm 25 16.3
Assault 5 3.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 250 162.9
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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