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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 9.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 309 16.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 9.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 4.5
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 42.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 10.5
Malignant Neoplasms 58 305.5
---of Digestive Organs 10 52.7
------Colon 4 21.1
------Pancreas 4 21.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 20 105.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 18 94.8
---of Breast 3 15.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 47.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 10.5
------Prostate 2 10.5
------Bladder 1 5.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 16 84.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 10.5
Diabetes Mellitus 21 110.6
Alzheimer's Disease 5 26.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 120 632.1
---Diseases of the Heart 92 484.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 59 310.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 15.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 21 110.6
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 21.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 31.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 6 31.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 15 79.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 8 42.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 26.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 10.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 10 52.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 26.3
---Falls 3 15.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 2 10.5
---Other Accidents 0 0.0
Intentional Self-Harm 7 36.9
Assault 1 5.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 39 205.4
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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