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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 370 19.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 1 5.3
Septicemia 5 26.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 66 347.7
---of Digestive Organs 14 73.7
------Colon 8 42.1
------Pancreas 2 10.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 84.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 79.0
---of Breast 10 52.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 52.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 5.3
------Prostate 2 10.5
------Bladder 5 26.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 16 84.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 11 57.9
Alzheimer's Disease 5 26.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 154 811.2
---Diseases of the Heart 121 637.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 97 511.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 42.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 21 110.6
---Atherosclerosis 3 15.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 5.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 2 10.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 2 10.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 25 131.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 15.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 21.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 13 68.5
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 10.5
Accidents 10 52.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 10.5
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 2 10.5
---Poisonings 4 21.1
---Other Accidents 2 10.5
Intentional Self-Harm 1 5.3
Assault 1 5.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 67 352.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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