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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 3.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 325 12.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 3.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1.9
Tuberculosis 1 3.7
Septicemia 4 14.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.7
Malignant Neoplasms 69 257.4
---of Digestive Organs 20 74.6
------Colon 11 41.0
------Pancreas 4 14.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 19 70.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 19 70.9
---of Breast 7 26.1
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 33.6
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 11.2
------Prostate 4 14.9
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 14 52.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 7.5
Diabetes Mellitus 9 33.6
Alzheimer's Disease 8 29.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 136 507.3
---Diseases of the Heart 98 365.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 36 134.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 18.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 22 82.1
---Atherosclerosis 3 11.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 29.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 11.2
---Influenza 1 3.7
---Pneumonia 2 7.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 19 70.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 3.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 3.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 14.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 29.8
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 14.9
Accidents 13 48.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 3.7
---Falls 7 26.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 5 18.7
Intentional Self-Harm 3 11.2
Assault 2 7.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 37 138.0
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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