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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 Weirton, 1998
Table 45

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 15.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 254 11.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 7.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 18.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 4.5
Malignant Neoplasms 53 239.8
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 16 72.4
------Colon 5 22.6
------Pancreas 4 18.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 72.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 67.9
---of Female Breast 4 18.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 36.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 13.6
------Prostate 3 13.6
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 9 40.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 4.5
Diabetes Mellitus 5 22.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 128 579.2
---Diseases of the Heart 107 484.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 64 289.6
---Hypertension 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 72.4
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 22.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 31.7
---Pneumonia 7 31.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 13 58.8
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 4.5
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 1 4.5
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 9.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 18.1
Congenital Anomalies 4 18.1
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 5 22.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 3 13.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 4.5
---Falls 1 4.5
---Fires and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 1 4.5
Suicide 3 13.6
Homicide 1 4.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 19 86.0


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Last updated March 23, 2000.