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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number by Race and Gender
West Virginia, 2005
Table 48

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 56 54 3 1 1 0 115
Total Deaths, All Causes 9,912 10,202 298 337 8 16 20,773
---Deaths under 1 Year 90 67 7 4 0 0 168
---Deaths under 28 Days 57 44 2 3 0 0 106
Tuberculosis 1 3 0 0 0 0 4
Septicemia 146 168 5 6 0 1 326
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 17 3 3 0 0 0 23
Malignant Neoplasms 2,357 2,125 64 65 3 3 4,617
---of Digestive Organs 484 416 16 13 1 0 930
------Colon 169 180 2 6 1 0 358
------Pancreas 90 94 1 4 0 0 189
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 928 635 18 16 1 1 1,599
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 880 618 16 16 1 1 1,532
---of Breast 2 318 0 14 0 2 336
---of Genitourinary Organs 304 258 20 10 1 0 593
------Cervix Uteri 0 32 0 2 0 0 34
------Ovary 0 91 0 2 0 0 93
------Prostate 174 0 14 0 0 0 188
------Bladder 65 28 1 3 1 0 98
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 639 498 10 12 0 0 1,159
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 58 60 0 2 0 0 120
Diabetes Mellitus 329 381 26 24 0 0 760
Alzheimer's Disease 136 384 2 8 0 0 530
Major Cardiovascular Disease 3,296 3,738 87 131 3 5 7,260
---Diseases of the Heart 2,657 2,695 71 87 3 3 5,516
------Ischemic Heart Disease 1,969 1,729 45 53 2 0 3,798
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 79 153 3 11 0 0 246
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 416 736 11 26 0 1 1,190
---Atherosclerosis 34 77 0 2 0 1 114
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 110 77 2 5 0 0 194
Influenza and Pneumonia 166 232 8 5 1 0 412
---Influenza 8 11 1 0 1 0 21
---Pneumonia 158 221 7 5 0 0 391
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 645 680 15 11 1 3 1,355
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 153 68 5 2 0 0 228
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 70 0 4 0 0 0 74
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 154 68 3 5 0 0 230
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 212 225 5 14 0 0 456
Congenital Anomalies 34 34 2 0 0 1 71
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 129 119 5 5 0 0 258
Accidents 714 360 13 10 0 1 1,098
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 278 108 4 1 0 0 391
---Falls 79 79 1 0 0 1 160
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 13 10 0 0 0 0 23
---Drownings 12 3 1 0 0 0 16
---Poisonings 221 104 6 5 0 0 336
---Other Accidents 111 56 1 4 0 0 172
Intentional Self-Harm 220 45 4 3 0 0 272
Assault 51 31 14 2 0 0 98
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,094 1,478 37 44 0 2 2,655
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 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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