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

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 234 16.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 7.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 5.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 28.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 7.1
Malignant Neoplasms 43 305.0
---of Digestive Organs 7 49.6
------Colon 2 14.2
------Pancreas 2 14.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 12 85.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 11 78.0
---of Breast 4 28.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 35.5
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 7.1
------Prostate 2 14.2
------Bladder 1 7.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 106.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 7.1
Diabetes Mellitus 4 28.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 111 787.2
---Diseases of the Heart 89 631.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 50 354.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 14.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 134.8
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 7.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 2 14.2
---Pneumonia 2 14.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12 85.1
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 14.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 14.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 56.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 14.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 49.6
Accidents 10 70.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 21.3
---Falls 2 14.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 7.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 4 28.4
Intentional Self-Harm 1 7.1
Assault 1 7.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 25 177.3
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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