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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 8.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 757 14.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 5.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 5.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 19.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 3.9
Malignant Neoplasms 165 320.5
---of Digestive Organs 43 83.5
------Colon 17 33.0
------Pancreas 10 19.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 57 110.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 57 110.7
---of Breast 10 19.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 28 54.4
------Cervix Uteri 2 3.9
------Ovary 4 7.8
------Prostate 11 21.4
------Bladder 3 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 27 52.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 3.9
Diabetes Mellitus 34 66.1
Alzheimer's Disease 20 38.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 293 569.2
---Diseases of the Heart 217 421.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 158 306.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 13.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 58 112.7
---Atherosclerosis 3 5.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 15.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 12 23.3
---Influenza 1 1.9
---Pneumonia 11 21.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 45 87.4
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 5.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 11.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 8 15.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 22 42.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 3.9
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 1.9
Accidents 27 52.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 15.5
---Falls 10 19.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 5.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 6 11.7
Intentional Self-Harm 5 9.7
Assault 1 1.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 102 198.2
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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