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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.

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