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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 221 14.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 5.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 5.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 33.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 6.7
Malignant Neoplasms 52 347.3
---of Digestive Organs 10 66.8
------Colon 5 33.4
------Pancreas 2 13.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 23 153.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 20 133.6
---of Breast 4 26.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 40.1
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 13.4
------Prostate 2 13.4
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 9 60.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 6 40.1
Alzheimer's Disease 6 40.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 92 614.5
---Diseases of the Heart 72 480.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 44 293.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 106.9
---Atherosclerosis 1 6.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 20.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 40.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 6 40.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 14 93.5
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 20.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 33.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 13.4
Congenital Anomalies 2 13.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 6.7
Accidents 12 80.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 20.0
---Falls 5 33.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 4 26.7
Intentional Self-Harm 2 13.4
Assault 1 6.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 14 93.5
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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