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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 12 16.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 717 14.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 5.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 2.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 20 38.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 5.8
Malignant Neoplasms 165 321.0
---of Digestive Organs 47 91.5
------Colon 15 29.2
------Pancreas 5 9.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 41 79.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 40 77.8
---of Breast 14 27.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 23 44.8
------Cervix Uteri 1 1.9
------Ovary 7 13.6
------Prostate 5 9.7
------Bladder 5 9.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 40 77.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 3.9
Diabetes Mellitus 26 50.6
Alzheimer's Disease 21 40.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 254 494.2
---Diseases of the Heart 183 356.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 135 262.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 12 23.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 48 93.4
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 10 19.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 25.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 13 25.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 41 79.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 13.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 9 17.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 23.3
Congenital Anomalies 4 7.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 7.8
Accidents 31 60.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 9.7
---Falls 4 7.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.9
---Drownings 1 1.9
---Poisonings 15 29.2
---Other Accidents 5 9.7
Intentional Self-Harm 4 7.8
Assault 9 17.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 92 179.0
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

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

Last updated April 13, 2006.

If you have further questions about West Virginia Vital Statistics data, contact the Health Statistics Center at:
Phone: 304-558-9100 or Email:dhhrvitalreg@wv.gov


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