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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Huntington, 2004
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 6.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 774 15.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 13.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 8.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 20.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 4.0
Malignant Neoplasms 164 331.1
---of Digestive Organs 32 64.6
------Colon 10 20.2
------Pancreas 7 14.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 59 119.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 58 117.1
---of Breast 10 20.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 28 56.5
------Cervix Uteri 1 2.0
------Ovary 10 20.2
------Prostate 5 10.1
------Bladder 4 8.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 35 70.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 4.0
Diabetes Mellitus 32 64.6
Alzheimer's Disease 38 76.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 254 512.8
---Diseases of the Heart 181 365.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 118 238.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 6 12.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 55 111.0
---Atherosclerosis 3 6.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 18.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 16 32.3
---Influenza 1 2.0
---Pneumonia 15 30.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 43 86.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 4.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 18.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 17 34.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 16 32.3
Accidents 47 94.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 16.2
---Falls 16 32.3
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 2 4.0
---Poisonings 13 26.2
---Other Accidents 8 16.2
Intentional Self-Harm 11 22.2
Assault 5 10.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 104 210.0
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

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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