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

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 8.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 356 19.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 8.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 22.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 68 375.7
---of Digestive Organs 16 88.4
------Colon 8 44.2
------Pancreas 2 11.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 17 93.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 17 93.9
---of Breast 6 33.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 66.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 11.0
------Prostate 5 27.6
------Bladder 2 11.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 17 93.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 5.5
Diabetes Mellitus 17 93.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 186 1027.6
---Diseases of the Heart 135 745.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 97 535.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 11.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 40 221.0
---Atherosclerosis 6 33.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 16.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 0 0.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 15 82.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 5.5
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 5.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 27.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 22.1
Accidents 8 44.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 5.5
---Falls 4 22.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 5.5
---Other Accidents 2 11.0
Intentional Self-Harm 1 5.5
Assault 4 22.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 41 226.5
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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