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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 Wheeling, 1998
Table 45

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 524 15.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 7.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 2.5
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 17.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 118 338.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 31 88.8
------Colon 15 43.0
------Pancreas 5 14.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 37 106.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 36 103.2
---of Female Breast 8 22.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 15 43.0
------Cervix Uteri 2 5.7
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 3 8.6
------Prostate 2 5.7
------Bladder 5 14.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 27 77.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 8.6
Diabetes Mellitus 22 63.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 228 653.3
---Diseases of the Heart 173 495.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 112 320.9
---Hypertension 3 8.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 43 123.2
---Atherosclerosis 2 5.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 20.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 15 43.0
---Pneumonia 15 43.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 42 120.3
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 8 22.9
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 2 5.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 11.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 20.1
Congenital Anomalies 3 8.6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 4 11.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 6 17.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 2.9
---Falls 1 2.9
---Fires and Flames 1 2.9
---Drownings 0 0.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 3 8.6
Suicide 5 14.3
Homicide 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 59 169.1


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Last updated March 23, 2000.