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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 528 16.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 14.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 11.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 22.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 139 442.4
---of Digestive Organs 34 108.2
------Colon 16 50.9
------Pancreas 8 25.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 45 143.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 44 140.0
---of Breast 7 22.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 25 79.6
------Cervix Uteri 1 3.2
------Ovary 6 19.1
------Prostate 11 35.0
------Bladder 4 12.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 28 89.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 15.9
Diabetes Mellitus 18 57.3
Alzheimer's Disease 12 38.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 202 642.9
---Diseases of the Heart 150 477.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 116 369.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 6.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 38 120.9
---Atherosclerosis 1 3.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 11 35.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 16 50.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 16 50.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 41 130.5
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 6.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 3.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 15.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 12.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 6.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 9 28.6
Accidents 7 22.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 3.2
---Falls 3 9.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 3 9.5
Intentional Self-Harm 5 15.9
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 55 175.1
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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