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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 Morgantown, 1998
Table 45

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 4.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 309 11.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 4.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 11.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.9
Malignant Neoplasms 70 270.3
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 15 57.9
------Colon 5 19.3
------Pancreas 3 11.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 20 77.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 20 77.2
---of Female Breast 9 34.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 42.5
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 7.7
------Prostate 6 23.2
------Bladder 3 11.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 57.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.9
Diabetes Mellitus 6 23.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 124 478.8
---Diseases of the Heart 94 362.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 42 162.2
---Hypertension 2 7.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 21 81.1
---Atherosclerosis 4 15.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 11.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 27.0
---Pneumonia 7 27.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 15 57.9
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 6 23.2
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 5 19.3
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 15.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 7.7
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.9
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 7.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 13 50.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 7.7
---Falls 6 23.2
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 3.9
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 4 15.4
Suicide 6 23.2
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 49 189.2


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Last updated March 23, 2000.