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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 4.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 799 16.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 4.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 2.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 16.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 6.1
Malignant Neoplasms 155 312.9
---of Digestive Organs 40 80.8
------Colon 21 42.4
------Pancreas 5 10.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 51 103.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 50 100.9
---of Breast 14 28.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 17 34.3
------Cervix Uteri 2 4.0
------Ovary 1 2.0
------Prostate 7 14.1
------Bladder 1 2.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 33 66.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 18.2
Diabetes Mellitus 33 66.6
Alzheimer's Disease 26 52.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 280 565.3
---Diseases of the Heart 186 375.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 132 266.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 12 24.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 69 139.3
---Atherosclerosis 6 12.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 14.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 17 34.3
---Influenza 1 2.0
---Pneumonia 16 32.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 51 103.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 12.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 8 16.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 13 26.2
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 16 32.3
Accidents 35 70.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 8.1
---Falls 10 20.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 2.0
---Poisonings 12 24.2
---Other Accidents 8 16.2
Intentional Self-Harm 8 16.2
Assault 5 10.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 124 250.3
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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