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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Bluefield, 2004
Table 45

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 5.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 177 15.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 11.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 5.5
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 18.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 38 341.6
---of Digestive Organs 10 89.9
------Colon 4 36.0
------Pancreas 1 9.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 13 116.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 12 107.9
---of Breast 4 36.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 36.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 9.0
------Prostate 2 18.0
------Bladder 1 9.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 7 62.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 13 116.9
Alzheimer's Disease 1 9.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 60 539.4
---Diseases of the Heart 52 467.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 32 287.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 5 44.9
---Atherosclerosis 1 9.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 18.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 44.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 44.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 4 36.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 18.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 9.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 27.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 62.9
Congenital Anomalies 1 9.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 27.0
Accidents 7 62.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 9.0
---Falls 1 9.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 3 27.0
---Other Accidents 2 18.0
Intentional Self-Harm 4 36.0
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 27 242.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2004 Annual Report

Last updated April 13, 2006.

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