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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number by Race and Gender
West Virginia, 2006
Table 48

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 52 59 2 6 1 0 120
Total Deaths, All Causes 9,983 10,030 300 310 11 15 20,649
---Deaths under 1 Year 77 58 10 10 0 0 155
---Deaths under 28 Days 41 28 5 7 0 0 81
Tuberculosis 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Septicemia 129 202 6 15 0 0 352
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 17 1 4 1 0 0 23
Malignant Neoplasms 2,389 2,107 59 53 4 4 4,616
---of Digestive Organs 504 400 15 13 0 0 932
------Colon 157 164 5 3 0 0 329
------Pancreas 102 98 3 2 0 0 205
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 932 673 24 11 4 1 1,645
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 901 661 23 11 4 1 1,601
---of Breast 3 262 0 8 0 1 274
---of Genitourinary Organs 302 272 11 10 0 1 596
------Cervix Uteri 0 25 0 0 0 0 25
------Ovary 0 104 0 2 0 1 107
------Prostate 169 0 11 0 0 0 180
------Bladder 66 34 0 1 0 0 101
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 648 500 9 11 0 1 1,169
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 65 53 3 1 0 0 122
Diabetes Mellitus 342 365 14 22 1 2 746
Dementia 163 356 2 6 1 0 528
Alzheimer's Disease 159 369 2 7 0 0 537
Major Cardiovascular Disease 3,166 3,523 96 117 3 4 6,909
---Diseases of the Heart 2,530 2,596 73 88 2 3 5,292
------Ischemic Heart Disease 1,858 1,587 49 51 2 1 3,548
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 89 115 6 9 0 0 219
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 404 667 13 20 1 0 1,105
---Atherosclerosis 28 49 1 0 0 0 78
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 115 96 3 0 0 1 215
Influenza and Pneumonia 178 208 5 4 0 0 395
---Influenza 4 6 0 1 0 0 11
---Pneumonia 174 202 5 3 0 0 384
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 574 665 8 9 0 0 1,256
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 180 62 6 1 0 0 249
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 93 0 4 0 0 0 97
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 146 97 2 2 0 0 247
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 224 223 9 16 0 0 472
Congenital Anomalies 45 31 1 2 0 0 79
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 103 113 8 8 0 0 232
Accidents 763 396 32 11 0 3 1,205
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 283 125 10 4 0 0 422
---Falls 69 72 2 0 0 1 144
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 15 13 1 2 0 1 32
---Drownings 15 5 0 0 0 0 20
---Poisonings 264 126 13 3 0 1 407
---Other Accidents 117 55 6 2 0 0 180
Intentional Self-Harm 220 56 4 1 1 0 282
Assault 58 36 9 0 0 0 103
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,060 1,166 30 34 1 2 2,293
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 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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