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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 8, 2004
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 12 4.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,207 9.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 21 7.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 11 3.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 31 13.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 1.7
Malignant Neoplasms 526 224.6
---of Digestive Organs 138 58.9
------Colon 52 22.2
------Pancreas 34 14.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 162 69.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 152 64.9
---of Breast 40 17.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 70 29.9
------Cervix Uteri 2 0.9
------Ovary 12 5.1
------Prostate 21 9.0
------Bladder 13 5.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 116 49.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 14 6.0
Diabetes Mellitus 80 34.2
Alzheimer's Disease 54 23.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 783 334.4
---Diseases of the Heart 613 261.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 368 157.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 15 6.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 113 48.3
---Atherosclerosis 20 8.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 22 9.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 42 17.9
---Influenza 4 1.7
---Pneumonia 38 16.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 114 48.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 17 7.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 0.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 27 11.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 34 14.5
Congenital Anomalies 4 1.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 17 7.3
Accidents 143 61.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 70 29.9
---Falls 19 8.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 0.9
---Drownings 1 0.4
---Poisonings 29 12.4
---Other Accidents 22 9.4
Intentional Self-Harm 27 11.5
Assault 7 3.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 283 120.9
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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