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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 4, 2006
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 3.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,807 12.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 9 5.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 3.1
Tuberculosis 1 0.7
Septicemia 21 14.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 2.1
Malignant Neoplasms 403 285.5
---of Digestive Organs 73 51.7
------Colon 35 24.8
------Pancreas 20 14.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 151 107.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 144 102.0
---of Breast 20 14.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 45 31.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 11 7.8
------Prostate 8 5.7
------Bladder 9 6.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 114 80.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 6.4
Diabetes Mellitus 61 43.2
Dementia 51 36.1
Alzheimer's Disease 20 14.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 594 420.8
---Diseases of the Heart 455 322.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 296 209.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 14 9.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 102 72.3
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 23 16.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 26 18.4
---Influenza 2 1.4
---Pneumonia 24 17.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 118 83.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 39 27.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 23 16.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 17 12.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 56 39.7
Congenital Anomalies 8 5.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 17 12.0
Accidents 111 78.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 47 33.3
---Falls 13 9.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.4
---Drownings 1 0.7
---Poisonings 32 22.7
---Other Accidents 16 11.3
Intentional Self-Harm 28 19.8
Assault 2 1.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 222 157.3
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 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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