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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Charleston, 2000
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 6.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 805 15.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 9.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 5.3
Tuberculosis 2 3.7
Septicemia 10 18.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 5.6
Malignant Neoplasms 168 314.5
---of Digestive Organs 32 59.9
------Colon 17 31.8
------Pancreas 8 15.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 65 121.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 63 117.9
---of Breast 15 28.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 20 37.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 5 9.4
------Prostate 7 13.1
------Bladder 4 7.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 36 67.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 7 13.1
Diabetes Mellitus 25 46.8
Alzheimer's Disease 17 31.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 270 505.4
---Diseases of the Heart 211 395.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 140 262.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 9.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 43 80.5
---Atherosclerosis 2 3.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 9 16.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 23 43.1
---Influenza 3 5.6
---Pneumonia 20 37.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 60 112.3
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 9 16.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 5.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 14 26.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 17 31.8
Congenital Anomalies 3 5.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 3.7
Accidents 34 63.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 13 24.3
---Falls 7 13.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 1.9
---Other Accidents 13 24.3
Intentional Self-Harm 9 16.8
Assault 4 7.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 134 250.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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