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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 227 17.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 14.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 61 455.6
---of Digestive Organs 8 59.7
------Colon 2 14.9
------Pancreas 2 14.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 12 89.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 12 89.6
---of Breast 7 52.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 97.1
------Cervix Uteri 3 22.4
------Ovary 1 7.5
------Prostate 7 52.3
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 21 156.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 14.9
Diabetes Mellitus 7 52.3
Alzheimer's Disease 10 74.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 86 642.3
---Diseases of the Heart 70 522.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 45 336.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 14.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 10 74.7
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 29.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 29.9
---Influenza 2 14.9
---Pneumonia 2 14.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 17 127.0
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 7.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 22.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 14.9
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 14.9
Accidents 7 52.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 7.5
---Falls 3 22.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 3 22.4
Intentional Self-Harm 1 7.5
Assault 2 14.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 21 156.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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