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

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Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 587 16.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 11.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 5.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 14.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.9
Malignant Neoplasms 137 392.6
---of Digestive Organs 35 100.3
------Colon 14 40.1
------Pancreas 5 14.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 35 100.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 35 100.3
---of Breast 7 20.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 19 54.4
------Cervix Uteri 2 5.7
------Ovary 5 14.3
------Prostate 4 11.5
------Bladder 2 5.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 41 117.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 14.3
Diabetes Mellitus 23 65.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 252 722.1
---Diseases of the Heart 203 581.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 156 447.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 6 17.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 34 97.4
---Atherosclerosis 3 8.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 17.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 8 22.9
---Pneumonia 8 22.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 37 106.0
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 5.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 20.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 5.7
Congenital Anomalies 1 2.9
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 8.6
Accidents 14 40.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 11.5
---Falls 3 8.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 2.9
---Drownings 2 5.7
---Other Accidents 4 11.5
Intentional Self-Harm 3 8.6
Assault 1 2.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 88 252.1
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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