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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number by Race and Gender
West Virginia, 2004
Table 46

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 63 65 4 3 0 0 135
Total Deaths, All Causes 9,880 10,250 280 338 11 17 20,776
---Deaths under 1 Year 83 64 6 4 0 1 158
---Deaths under 28 Days 59 36 2 3 0 1 101
Tuberculosis 3 1 0 0 0 0 4
Septicemia 158 174 4 4 0 0 340
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 19 4 3 1 1 0 28
Malignant Neoplasms 2,406 2,158 64 64 1 1 4,694
---of Digestive Organs 543 457 17 21 0 1 1,039
------Colon 182 182 6 10 0 0 380
------Pancreas 122 109 3 3 0 0 237
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 890 612 19 10 0 0 1,531
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 861 597 19 10 0 0 1,487
---of Breast 5 295 0 12 0 0 312
---of Genitourinary Organs 314 324 11 4 0 0 653
------Cervix Uteri 0 32 0 1 0 0 33
------Ovary 0 134 0 2 0 0 136
------Prostate 182 0 8 0 0 0 190
------Bladder 73 42 1 1 0 0 117
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 654 470 17 17 1 0 1,159
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 50 57 2 2 0 0 111
Diabetes Mellitus 380 420 18 31 1 0 850
Alzheimer's Disease 135 361 2 9 0 0 507
Major Cardiovascular Disease 3,283 3,866 81 137 4 8 7,379
---Diseases of the Heart 2,632 2,833 64 103 3 4 5,639
------Ischemic Heart Disease 1,924 1,775 42 64 2 2 3,809
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 68 127 3 5 0 1 204
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 425 730 11 27 1 3 1,197
---Atherosclerosis 43 79 0 0 0 0 122
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 115 97 3 2 0 0 217
Influenza and Pneumonia 191 214 5 6 0 0 416
---Influenza 7 4 0 0 0 0 11
---Pneumonia 184 210 5 6 0 0 405
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 585 626 19 8 0 1 1,239
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 159 59 8 2 0 0 228
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 72 2 7 0 0 0 81
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 178 81 3 2 0 0 264
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 192 230 7 13 1 0 443
Congenital Anomalies 34 33 3 2 0 1 73
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 92 68 2 5 0 0 167
Accidents 682 398 18 2 2 2 1,104
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 258 140 6 1 1 2 408
---Falls 78 81 1 0 0 0 160
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 17 8 1 0 0 0 26
---Drownings 14 3 0 0 1 0 18
---Poisonings 197 99 9 1 0 0 306
---Other Accidents 118 67 1 0 0 0 186
Intentional Self-Harm 233 45 2 1 0 0 281
Assault 44 23 9 3 0 0 79
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,056 1,432 30 46 1 4 2,569
Selected Causes of Death Male Female Male Female Male Female Total
White Black Other
Number by Race and Gender

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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