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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number by Race and Gender
West Virginia, 2003
Table 46

Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female
Fetal Deaths 67 52 4 5 1 0 129
Total Deaths, All Causes 10,010 10,592 325 359 7 6 21,299
---Deaths under 1 Year 81 58 9 5 0 0 153
---Deaths under 28 Days 50 37 4 4 0 0 95
Tuberculosis 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
Septicemia 128 156 4 6 0 0 294
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 19 2 7 2 0 0 30
Malignant Neoplasms 2,348 2,140 71 69 4 1 4,633
---of Digestive Organs 508 460 20 20 0 0 1,008
------Colon 192 201 8 12 0 0 413
------Pancreas 86 94 3 4 0 0 187
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 884 617 19 13 1 0 1,534
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 847 605 17 13 1 0 1,483
---of Breast 3 289 0 12 0 0 304
---of Genitourinary Organs 304 271 15 6 0 0 596
------Cervix Uteri 0 43 0 0 0 0 43
------Ovary 0 107 0 3 0 0 110
------Prostate 193 0 13 0 0 0 206
------Bladder 47 30 1 1 0 0 79
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 649 503 17 18 3 1 1,191
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 61 63 1 4 0 0 129
Diabetes Mellitus 329 421 13 30 0 0 793
Alzheimer's Disease 139 358 0 11 0 0 508
Major Cardiovascular Disease 3,584 4,203 109 135 1 3 8,035
---Diseases of the Heart 2,900 3,130 79 97 0 2 6,208
------Ischemic Heart Disease 2,206 2,013 57 59 0 2 4,337
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 68 113 6 4 0 0 191
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 486 764 16 30 1 1 1,298
---Atherosclerosis 36 80 1 2 0 0 119
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 94 116 7 2 0 0 219
Influenza and Pneumonia 205 243 3 6 0 0 457
---Influenza 10 24 0 1 0 0 35
---Pneumonia 195 219 3 5 0 0 422
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 592 694 18 11 0 0 1,315
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 156 74 3 1 0 0 234
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 83 0 2 0 0 0 85
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 166 79 5 0 0 0 250
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 216 211 6 14 0 0 447
Congenital Anomalies 31 30 2 1 0 0 64
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 102 92 3 5 0 1 203
Accidents 622 316 21 7 0 0 966
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 271 110 9 2 0 0 392
---Falls 57 61 1 1 0 0 120
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 8 6 1 0 0 0 15
---Drownings 18 3 0 0 0 0 21
---Poisonings 168 76 5 3 0 0 252
---Other Accidents 100 60 5 1 0 0 166
Intentional Self-Harm 225 44 7 0 2 0 278
Assault 47 26 16 3 0 0 92
All Other Causes (Residual) 1,038 1,439 36 54 0 1 2,568
Selected Causes of Death Number by Race and Gender Total
White Black Other
Male Female Male Female Male Female


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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