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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 6.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 317 10.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 9.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 6.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 10.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.3
Malignant Neoplasms 61 204.3
---of Digestive Organs 12 40.2
------Colon 5 16.7
------Pancreas 3 10.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 19 63.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 18 60.3
---of Breast 8 26.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 40.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 10.0
------Prostate 4 13.4
------Bladder 3 10.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10 33.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.3
Diabetes Mellitus 8 26.8
Alzheimer's Disease 9 30.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 124 415.3
---Diseases of the Heart 98 328.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 72 241.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 6.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 21 70.3
---Atherosclerosis 3 10.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 13.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 13.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 26 87.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 6.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 26.8
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.3
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 10.0
Accidents 14 46.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 20.1
---Falls 3 10.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 1 3.3
---Other Accidents 4 13.4
Intentional Self-Harm 4 13.4
Assault 2 6.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 46 154.1
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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