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Tables extracted from the West Virginia 1998 Vital Statistics Report

Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City

City of Clarksburg, 1998
Table 45

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 8.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 322 17.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 29.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 16.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 16.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 74 408.8
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 14 77.3
------Colon 6 33.1
------Pancreas 3 16.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 26 143.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 26 143.6
---of Female Breast 5 27.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 60.8
------Cervix Uteri 2 11.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 16.6
------Prostate 3 16.6
------Bladder 1 5.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 18 99.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 15 82.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 140 773.5
---Diseases of the Heart 110 607.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 61 337.0
---Hypertension 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 20 110.5
---Atherosclerosis 5 27.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 27.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 17 93.9
---Pneumonia 17 93.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 11 60.8
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 5.5
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 22.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 22.1
Congenital Anomalies 1 5.5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 11.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 9 49.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 16.6
---Falls 2 11.0
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 5.5
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 16.6
Suicide 2 11.0
Homicide 1 5.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 38 209.9


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Health Statistics Center, 2000
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Last updated March 23, 2000.