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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 7, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 24 6.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,934 10.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 23 5.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 16 4.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 62 17.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 10 2.8
Malignant Neoplasms 851 235.6
---of Digestive Organs 187 51.8
------Colon 70 19.4
------Pancreas 46 12.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 260 72.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 251 69.5
---of Breast 69 19.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 118 32.7
------Cervix Uteri 2 0.6
------Ovary 25 6.9
------Prostate 38 10.5
------Bladder 17 4.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 217 60.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 20 5.5
Diabetes Mellitus 189 52.3
Alzheimer's Disease 113 31.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,445 400.0
---Diseases of the Heart 1,121 310.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 784 217.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 41 11.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 223 61.7
---Atherosclerosis 26 7.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 34 9.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 77 21.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 77 21.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 241 66.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 33 9.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 3 0.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 41 11.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 72 19.9
Congenital Anomalies 16 4.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 26 7.2
Accidents 189 52.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 75 20.8
---Falls 36 10.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 0.8
---Drownings 4 1.1
---Poisonings 42 11.6
---Other Accidents 29 8.0
Intentional Self-Harm 52 14.4
Assault 13 3.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 484 134.0
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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