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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Bluefield, 2003
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 175 15.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 15.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 18.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 9.0
Malignant Neoplasms 36 323.6
---of Digestive Organs 6 53.9
------Colon 3 27.0
------Pancreas 2 18.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 10 89.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 10 89.9
---of Breast 4 36.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 71.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 9.0
------Prostate 4 36.0
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 8 71.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 27.0
Diabetes Mellitus 9 80.9
Alzheimer's Disease 4 36.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 68 611.3
---Diseases of the Heart 52 467.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 43 386.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 27.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 11 98.9
---Atherosclerosis 2 18.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 9.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 1 9.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 5 44.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 36.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 2 18.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 27.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 71.9
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 18.0
Accidents 6 53.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 18.0
---Falls 2 18.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 1 9.0
---Other Accidents 1 9.0
Intentional Self-Harm 1 9.0
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 22 197.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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