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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 18.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 305 15.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 35.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 60 307.0
---of Digestive Organs 10 51.2
------Colon 3 15.3
------Pancreas 3 15.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 17 87.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 81.9
---of Breast 6 30.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 46.0
------Cervix Uteri 2 10.2
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 4 20.5
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 18 92.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 10.2
Diabetes Mellitus 10 51.2
Alzheimer's Disease 8 40.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 106 542.4
---Diseases of the Heart 82 419.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 52 266.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 92.1
---Atherosclerosis 1 5.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 25.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 10 51.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 10 51.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 18 92.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 5.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 10.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 15.3
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 35.8
Accidents 17 87.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 5.1
---Falls 5 25.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 6 30.7
---Other Accidents 5 25.6
Intentional Self-Harm 4 20.5
Assault 1 5.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 49 250.7
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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