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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 225 14.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 8.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 4.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 25.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 41 256.3
---of Digestive Organs 6 37.5
------Colon 2 12.5
------Pancreas 1 6.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 11 68.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 11 68.8
---of Breast 4 25.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 75.0
------Cervix Uteri 2 12.5
------Ovary 2 12.5
------Prostate 3 18.8
------Bladder 2 12.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 8 50.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 6.3
Diabetes Mellitus 4 25.0
Alzheimer's Disease 6 37.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 87 543.9
---Diseases of the Heart 65 406.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 44 275.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 25.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 93.8
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 18.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 25.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 25.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12 75.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 18.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 56.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 12.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 43.8
Accidents 7 43.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 0 0.0
---Falls 1 6.3
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 3 18.8
---Other Accidents 3 18.8
Intentional Self-Harm 5 31.3
Assault 1 6.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 32 200.1
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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