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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 23 9.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 2463 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 14 5.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 2.0
Tuberculosis 1 0.5
Septicemia 43 22.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 2.0
Malignant Neoplasms 550 281.7
---of Digestive Organs 136 69.7
------Colon 42 21.5
------Pancreas 24 12.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 166 85.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 163 83.5
---of Breast 38 19.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 77 39.4
------Cervix Uteri 7 3.6
------Ovary 17 8.7
------Prostate 17 8.7
------Bladder 15 7.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 133 68.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 15 7.7
Diabetes Mellitus 103 52.8
Alzheimer's Disease 76 38.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 858 439.5
---Diseases of the Heart 639 327.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 440 225.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 33 16.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 153 78.4
---Atherosclerosis 5 2.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 28 14.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 46 23.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 46 23.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 123 63.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 25 12.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 3 1.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 34 17.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 51 26.1
Congenital Anomalies 9 4.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 22 11.3
Accidents 105 53.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 20 10.2
---Falls 18 9.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 2.0
---Drownings 3 1.5
---Poisonings 35 17.9
---Other Accidents 25 12.8
Intentional Self-Harm 31 15.9
Assault 14 7.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 353 180.8
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.

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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