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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 6, 2006
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 9 5.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,890 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 7.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 5.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 42 27.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 2.0
Malignant Neoplasms 427 284.1
---of Digestive Organs 92 61.2
------Colon 39 26.0
------Pancreas 20 13.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 148 98.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 146 97.1
---of Breast 31 20.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 58 38.6
------Cervix Uteri 1 0.7
------Ovary 11 7.3
------Prostate 22 14.6
------Bladder 8 5.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 98 65.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 8.0
Diabetes Mellitus 65 43.3
Dementia 56 37.3
Alzheimer's Disease 42 27.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 670 445.8
---Diseases of the Heart 525 349.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 373 248.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 17 11.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 96 63.9
---Atherosclerosis 8 5.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 24 16.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 52 34.6
---Influenza 1 0.7
---Pneumonia 51 33.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 111 73.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 10 6.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 24 16.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 35 23.3
Congenital Anomalies 7 4.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 17 11.3
Accidents 78 51.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 19 12.6
---Falls 16 10.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 0.7
---Drownings 2 1.3
---Poisonings 27 18.0
---Other Accidents 13 8.7
Intentional Self-Harm 18 12.0
Assault 5 3.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 216 143.7
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 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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