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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 Martinsburg, 1998
Table 45

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 16.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 233 16.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 14.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 7.1
Malignant Neoplasms 63 446.8
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 19 134.8
------Colon 11 78.0
------Pancreas 2 14.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 22 156.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 20 141.8
---of Female Breast 4 28.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 56.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 0 0.0
------Prostate 4 28.4
------Bladder 4 28.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10 70.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 2 14.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 100 709.2
---Diseases of the Heart 76 539.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 42 297.9
---Hypertension 2 14.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 127.7
---Atherosclerosis 1 7.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 21.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 6 42.6
---Pneumonia 6 42.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 7 49.6
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 7.1
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 14.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 63.8
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 1 7.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 5 35.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 7.1
---Falls 1 7.1
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 21.3
Suicide 5 35.5
Homicide 1 7.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 29 205.7


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