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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 4, 2005
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 3.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,761 12.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 15 9.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 4.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 25 17.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 2.1
Malignant Neoplasms 431 303.9
---of Digestive Organs 79 55.7
------Colon 32 22.6
------Pancreas 13 9.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 147 103.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 143 100.8
---of Breast 32 22.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 53 37.4
------Cervix Uteri 4 2.8
------Ovary 11 7.8
------Prostate 18 12.7
------Bladder 9 6.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 120 84.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 8.5
Diabetes Mellitus 52 36.7
Alzheimer's Disease 18 12.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 598 421.7
---Diseases of the Heart 452 318.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 281 198.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 21 14.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 100 70.5
---Atherosclerosis 1 0.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 24 16.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 41 28.9
---Influenza 3 2.1
---Pneumonia 38 26.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 124 87.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 26 18.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 11 7.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 15 10.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 46 32.4
Congenital Anomalies 5 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 22 15.5
Accidents 90 63.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 36 25.4
---Falls 13 9.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 2.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 26 18.3
---Other Accidents 11 7.8
Intentional Self-Harm 22 15.5
Assault 6 4.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 225 158.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts
This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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