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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 10.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 767 15.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 6 10.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 6.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 14 28.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 8.1
Malignant Neoplasms 150 304.9
---of Digestive Organs 30 61.0
------Colon 13 26.4
------Pancreas 5 10.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 55 111.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 103.7
---of Breast 13 26.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 22 44.7
------Cervix Uteri 1 2.0
------Ovary 6 12.2
------Prostate 3 6.1
------Bladder 5 10.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 30 61.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 6.1
Diabetes Mellitus 39 79.3
Alzheimer's Disease 28 56.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 232 471.6
---Diseases of the Heart 176 357.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 114 231.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 16.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 44 89.4
---Atherosclerosis 1 2.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 6.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 26.4
---Influenza 4 8.1
---Pneumonia 9 18.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 65 132.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 12.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 10.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 18 36.6
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 13 26.4
Accidents 39 79.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 8.1
---Falls 14 28.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 6.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 14 28.5
---Other Accidents 4 8.1
Intentional Self-Harm 11 22.4
Assault 8 16.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 117 237.8
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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