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

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 295 11.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 15.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 11.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 27.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.9
Malignant Neoplasms 66 254.8
---of Digestive Organs 12 46.3
------Colon 6 23.2
------Pancreas 2 7.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 18 69.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 61.8
---of Breast 3 11.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 11 42.5
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 11.6
------Prostate 5 19.3
------Bladder 2 7.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 22 84.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 7.7
Diabetes Mellitus 8 30.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 114 440.2
---Diseases of the Heart 89 343.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 46 177.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 3.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 61.8
---Atherosclerosis 3 11.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 19.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 2 7.7
---Pneumonia 2 7.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 11 42.5
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 7.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 7.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 15.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 34.7
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.9
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 3.9
Accidents 13 50.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 7.7
---Falls 3 11.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 3 11.6
---Other Accidents 5 19.3
Intentional Self-Harm 5 19.3
Assault 2 7.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 47 181.5
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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