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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 South Charleston, 1998
Table 45

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 5.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 184 13.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 14.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 7.4
Malignant Neoplasms 37 272.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 8 58.8
------Colon 3 22.1
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 12 88.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 12 88.2
---of Female Breast 4 29.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 58.8
------Cervix Uteri 1 7.4
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 2 14.7
------Prostate 2 14.7
------Bladder 1 7.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 36.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 7.4
Diabetes Mellitus 6 44.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 86 632.4
---Diseases of the Heart 67 492.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 40 294.1
---Hypertension 4 29.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12 88.2
---Atherosclerosis 1 7.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 14.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 51.5
---Pneumonia 6 44.1
---Influenza 1 7.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 6 44.1
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 7.4
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 7.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 7.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 7.4
Congenital Anomalies 1 7.4
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 0.0
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 44.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 22.1
---Falls 1 7.4
---Fires and Flames 1 7.4
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 7.4
Suicide 1 7.4
Homicide 2 14.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 25 183.8


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