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

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 272 12.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 23.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 11.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 18.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 56 253.4
---of Digestive Organs 17 76.9
------Colon 7 31.7
------Pancreas 4 18.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 19 86.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 19 86.0
---of Breast 3 13.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 3 13.6
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 9.0
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 1 4.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 14 63.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 4.5
Diabetes Mellitus 5 22.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 139 629.0
---Diseases of the Heart 120 543.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 84 380.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 67.9
---Atherosclerosis 2 9.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 9.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 9 40.7
---Pneumonia 9 40.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 17 76.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 9.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 9.0
Congenital Anomalies 1 4.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 4.5
Accidents 4 18.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 4.5
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 3 13.6
Intentional Self-Harm 1 4.5
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 32 144.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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