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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 11.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 312 11.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 3.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 37.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 64 238.7
---of Digestive Organs 10 37.3
------Colon 6 22.4
------Pancreas 1 3.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 25 93.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 24 89.5
---of Breast 3 11.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 5 18.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 3.7
------Prostate 4 14.9
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 21 78.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.7
Diabetes Mellitus 8 29.8
Alzheimer's Disease 13 48.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 113 421.5
---Diseases of the Heart 92 343.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 65 242.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 3.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 56.0
---Atherosclerosis 2 7.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 11.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 14.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 14.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 14 52.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 18.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 11.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 14 52.2
Congenital Anomalies 3 11.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 14.9
Accidents 11 41.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 11.2
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 2 7.5
---Poisonings 4 14.9
---Other Accidents 2 7.5
Intentional Self-Harm 1 3.7
Assault 1 3.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 43 160.4
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Last updated May 19, 2004.


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