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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Beckley, 2005
Table 47

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 318 18.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 6.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 29.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 5.9
Malignant Neoplasms 78 460.6
---of Digestive Organs 20 118.1
------Colon 9 53.1
------Pancreas 2 11.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 27 159.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 159.4
---of Breast 10 59.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 59.0
------Cervix Uteri 1 5.9
------Ovary 1 5.9
------Prostate 4 23.6
------Bladder 3 17.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 11 65.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 17.7
Diabetes Mellitus 14 82.7
Alzheimer's Disease 11 65.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 108 637.7
---Diseases of the Heart 87 513.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 54 318.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 29.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 14 82.7
---Atherosclerosis 2 11.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 35.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 6 35.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 16 94.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 41.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 2 11.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 41.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 23.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 11.8
Accidents 15 88.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 11.8
---Falls 4 23.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 11.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 5 29.5
---Other Accidents 2 11.8
Intentional Self-Harm 1 5.9
Assault 1 5.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 39 230.3
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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