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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 1.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 283 10.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 1.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 28.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 7.2
Malignant Neoplasms 52 185.9
---of Digestive Organs 14 50.1
------Colon 4 14.3
------Pancreas 4 14.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 8 28.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 8 28.6
---of Breast 9 32.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 14.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 7.2
------Prostate 1 3.6
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 17 60.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.6
Diabetes Mellitus 11 39.3
Alzheimer's Disease 12 42.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 106 379.0
---Diseases of the Heart 86 307.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 56 200.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 10.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 57.2
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 3.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 21.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 6 21.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 15 53.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 3.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 14.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 21.5
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 4 14.3
Accidents 12 42.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 10.7
---Falls 3 10.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 14.3
---Other Accidents 2 7.2
Intentional Self-Harm 2 7.2
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 41 146.6
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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