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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 302 18.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 33.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 25.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 18.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 62 377.5
---of Digestive Organs 18 109.6
------Colon 8 48.7
------Pancreas 3 18.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 97.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 97.4
---of Breast 2 12.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 36.5
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 6.1
------Prostate 3 18.3
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 121.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 6.1
Diabetes Mellitus 13 79.1
Alzheimer's Disease 8 48.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 113 688.0
---Diseases of the Heart 85 517.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 63 383.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 24.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 103.5
---Atherosclerosis 7 42.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 30.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 30.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 18 109.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 24.4
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 6.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 24.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 36.5
Congenital Anomalies 1 6.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 18.3
Accidents 14 85.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 36.5
---Falls 2 12.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 24.4
---Other Accidents 2 12.2
Intentional Self-Harm 6 36.5
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 41 249.6
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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