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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Berkeley County, 2004
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 4.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 767 8.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 10 7.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 11 12.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 4.5
Malignant Neoplasms 186 208.1
---of Digestive Organs 44 49.2
------Colon 15 16.8
------Pancreas 9 10.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 60 67.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 52 58.2
---of Breast 18 20.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 25 28.0
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.1
------Ovary 3 3.4
------Prostate 6 6.7
------Bladder 6 6.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 39 43.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 5.6
Diabetes Mellitus 33 36.9
Alzheimer's Disease 26 29.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 255 285.4
---Diseases of the Heart 203 227.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 112 125.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 3.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 39 43.6
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 10.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 16 17.9
---Influenza 1 1.1
---Pneumonia 15 16.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 27 30.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 2.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 6.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 15 16.8
Congenital Anomalies 1 1.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 9 10.1
Accidents 53 59.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 19 21.3
---Falls 8 9.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.1
---Drownings 1 1.1
---Poisonings 12 13.4
---Other Accidents 12 13.4
Intentional Self-Harm 11 12.3
Assault 2 2.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 105 117.5
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Rates for total deaths are per 1,000 population.
Rates for fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days are per 1,000 births.
All other rates are deaths per 100,000 population

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated May 5, 2006.

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