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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 7.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 267 11.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 7.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 7.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 20.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 53 220.9
---of Digestive Organs 16 66.7
------Colon 9 37.5
------Pancreas 2 8.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 66.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 66.7
---of Breast 4 16.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 25.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 12.5
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 1 4.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 11 45.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 4.2
Diabetes Mellitus 13 54.2
Alzheimer's Disease 9 37.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 105 437.6
---Diseases of the Heart 86 358.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 52 216.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 4.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 70.8
---Atherosclerosis 1 4.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 4.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 1 4.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 18 75.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 16.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 16.7
Congenital Anomalies 4 16.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 4.2
Accidents 12 50.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 12.5
---Falls 3 12.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 2 8.3
---Poisonings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 4 16.7
Intentional Self-Harm 5 20.8
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 32 133.4
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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