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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Bluefield, 2002
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 8.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 195 17.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 24.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 8.3
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 69.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 35 305.7
---of Digestive Organs 8 69.9
------Colon 1 8.7
------Pancreas 4 34.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 8 69.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 8 69.9
---of Breast 3 26.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 43.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 4 34.9
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 11 96.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 8 69.9
Alzheimer's Disease 4 34.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 70 611.3
---Diseases of the Heart 49 427.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 31 270.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 26.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12 104.8
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 52.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 43.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 43.7
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 12 104.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 26.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 8.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 17.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 11 96.1
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 8.7
Accidents 5 43.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 8.7
---Falls 1 8.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 2 17.5
---Other Accidents 1 8.7
Intentional Self-Harm 1 8.7
Assault 4 34.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 26 227.1
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Last updated May 19, 2004.


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