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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 3.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 537 16.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 13.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 9.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 15.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 83 259.2
---of Digestive Organs 18 56.2
------Colon 9 28.1
------Pancreas 3 9.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 26 81.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 22 68.7
---of Breast 4 12.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 31.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 6.2
------Prostate 3 9.4
------Bladder 2 6.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 25 78.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 8 25.0
Diabetes Mellitus 18 56.2
Alzheimer's Disease 12 37.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 240 749.5
---Diseases of the Heart 155 484.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 99 309.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 11 34.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 44 137.4
---Atherosclerosis 24 75.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 18.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 15 46.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 15 46.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 38 118.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 6.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 28.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 21.9
Congenital Anomalies 3 9.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 21.9
Accidents 21 65.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 9.4
---Falls 8 25.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 3.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 6 18.7
---Other Accidents 3 9.4
Intentional Self-Harm 7 21.9
Assault 3 9.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 59 184.3
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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