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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 7.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 330 19.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 17.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 72 430.0
---of Digestive Organs 13 77.6
------Colon 5 29.9
------Pancreas 1 6.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 27 161.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 161.3
---of Breast 2 11.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 77.6
------Cervix Uteri 1 6.0
------Ovary 4 23.9
------Prostate 4 23.9
------Bladder 2 11.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 17 101.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 20 119.5
Alzheimer's Disease 8 47.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 137 818.3
---Diseases of the Heart 97 579.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 74 442.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 6 35.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 26 155.3
---Atherosclerosis 5 29.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 17.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 11.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 2 11.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 25 149.3
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 29.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 6.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 23.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 35.8
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 11.9
Accidents 3 17.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 0 0.0
---Falls 2 11.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 1 6.0
Intentional Self-Harm 6 35.8
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 41 244.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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