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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 16.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 193 14.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 7.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 47 363.4
---of Digestive Organs 11 85.1
------Colon 3 23.2
------Pancreas 3 23.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 123.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 123.7
---of Breast 2 15.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 46.4
------Cervix Uteri 1 7.7
------Ovary 2 15.5
------Prostate 2 15.5
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 12 92.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 15.5
Diabetes Mellitus 11 85.1
Alzheimer's Disease 11 85.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 53 409.8
---Diseases of the Heart 43 332.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 32 247.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 7.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 9 69.6
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 0 0.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 30.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 30.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 17 131.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 15.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 30.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 69.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 7.7
Accidents 8 61.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 30.9
---Falls 1 7.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 1 7.7
---Other Accidents 2 15.5
Intentional Self-Harm 1 7.7
Assault 1 7.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 21 162.4
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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