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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 5.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 214 19.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 17.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 45 403.0
---of Digestive Organs 13 116.4
------Colon 8 71.6
------Pancreas 2 17.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 14 125.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 12 107.5
---of Breast 2 17.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 35.8
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 17.9
------Prostate 2 17.9
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 12 107.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 17.9
Diabetes Mellitus 5 44.8
Alzheimer's Disease 7 62.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 83 743.3
---Diseases of the Heart 59 528.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 45 403.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 17.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 152.2
---Atherosclerosis 1 9.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 35.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 35.8
---Influenza 1 9.0
---Pneumonia 3 26.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 9 80.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 26.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 71.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 6 53.7
Accidents 11 98.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 44.8
---Falls 2 17.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 1 9.0
---Other Accidents 3 26.9
Intentional Self-Harm 4 35.8
Assault 1 9.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 24 214.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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