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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 5, 2006
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 15 8.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,864 10.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 16 8.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 11 6.0
Tuberculosis 1 0.6
Septicemia 25 14.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 405 236.6
---of Digestive Organs 84 49.1
------Colon 24 14.0
------Pancreas 21 12.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 140 81.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 137 80.0
---of Breast 20 11.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 57 33.3
------Cervix Uteri 4 2.3
------Ovary 10 5.8
------Prostate 15 8.8
------Bladder 10 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 104 60.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 13 7.6
Diabetes Mellitus 63 36.8
Dementia 19 11.1
Alzheimer's Disease 37 21.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 698 407.8
---Diseases of the Heart 531 310.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 333 194.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 18 10.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 109 63.7
---Atherosclerosis 18 10.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 22 12.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 54 31.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 54 31.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 117 68.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 9 5.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 0.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 12 7.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 40 23.4
Congenital Anomalies 6 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 25 14.6
Accidents 84 49.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 36 21.0
---Falls 7 4.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.2
---Drownings 1 0.6
---Poisonings 24 14.0
---Other Accidents 14 8.2
Intentional Self-Harm 31 18.1
Assault 8 4.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 217 126.8
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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