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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 20.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 181 15.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 5.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 5.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 8.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 46 397.7
---of Digestive Organs 6 51.9
------Colon 3 25.9
------Pancreas 1 8.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 18 155.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 17 147.0
---of Breast 4 34.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 69.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 8.6
------Prostate 4 34.6
------Bladder 1 8.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10 86.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 8.6
Diabetes Mellitus 8 69.2
Alzheimer's Disease 2 17.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 68 587.9
---Diseases of the Heart 58 501.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 39 337.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 8.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 9 77.8
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 43.2
---Influenza 1 8.6
---Pneumonia 4 34.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 10 86.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 8.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 69.2
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 8.6
Accidents 9 77.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 43.2
---Falls 1 8.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 8.6
---Poisonings 1 8.6
---Other Accidents 1 8.6
Intentional Self-Harm 1 8.6
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 20 172.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Last updated May 19, 2004.


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