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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 8 10.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 760 14.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 5.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 4.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 17.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 5.8
Malignant Neoplasms 146 284.1
---of Digestive Organs 25 48.6
------Colon 11 21.4
------Pancreas 2 3.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 58 112.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 56 109.0
---of Breast 7 13.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 18 35.0
------Cervix Uteri 3 5.8
------Ovary 5 9.7
------Prostate 6 11.7
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 38 73.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 3.9
Diabetes Mellitus 28 54.5
Alzheimer's Disease 20 38.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 301 585.7
---Diseases of the Heart 224 435.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 150 291.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 11 21.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 51 99.2
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 14 27.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 25.3
---Influenza 2 3.9
---Pneumonia 11 21.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 47 91.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 13.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 8 15.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 20 38.9
Congenital Anomalies 3 5.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 13.6
Accidents 27 52.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 3.9
---Falls 7 13.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 1.9
---Poisonings 11 21.4
---Other Accidents 6 11.7
Intentional Self-Harm 6 11.7
Assault 10 19.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 103 200.4
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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