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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Charleston, 1999
Table 45

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 6.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 795 13.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 5.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 18 31.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1.7
Malignant Neoplasms 179 312.4
---of Digestive Organs 36 62.8
------Colon 13 22.7
------Pancreas 11 19.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 57 99.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 56 97.7
---of Breast 9 15.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 30 52.4
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.7
------Ovary 6 10.5
------Prostate 14 24.4
------Bladder 3 5.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 47 82.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 7.0
Diabetes Mellitus 34 59.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 291 507.9
---Diseases of the Heart 230 401.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 152 265.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 7.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 51 89.0
---Atherosclerosis 2 3.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 7.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 9 15.7
---Pneumonia 5 8.7
---Influenza 4 7.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 50 87.3
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 8 14.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 8.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 1.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 11 19.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 17 29.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 7.0
Accidents 25 43.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 14.0
---Falls 8 14.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 5.2
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 6 10.5
Intentional Self-Harm 5 8.7
Assault 5 8.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 135 235.6
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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