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

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 615 18.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 13.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 8.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 26.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.9
Malignant Neoplasms 110 324.5
---of Digestive Organs 15 44.2
------Colon 9 26.5
------Pancreas 2 5.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 43 126.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 43 126.8
---of Breast 5 14.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 14 41.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 5.9
------Prostate 4 11.8
------Bladder 4 11.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 33 97.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 11.8
Diabetes Mellitus 17 50.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 335 988.2
---Diseases of the Heart 211 622.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 138 407.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 20.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 60 177.0
---Atherosclerosis 50 147.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 20.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 11 32.4
---Pneumonia 11 32.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 34 100.3
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 14.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 17.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 17.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 35.4
Congenital Anomalies 2 5.9
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 5.9
Accidents 17 50.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 20.6
---Falls 4 11.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 2.9
---Drownings 2 5.9
---Other Accidents 3 8.8
Intentional Self-Harm 6 17.7
Assault 1 2.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 42 123.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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