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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 5.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 309 15.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 16.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 10.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 11 55.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 5.0
Malignant Neoplasms 78 393.2
---of Digestive Organs 16 80.7
------Colon 7 35.3
------Pancreas 3 15.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 26 131.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 26 131.1
---of Breast 7 35.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 45.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 15.1
------Prostate 5 25.2
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 100.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 5.0
Diabetes Mellitus 9 45.4
Alzheimer's Disease 5 25.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 93 468.8
---Diseases of the Heart 70 352.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 46 231.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 10.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 80.7
---Atherosclerosis 2 10.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 15.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 11 55.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 11 55.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 15 75.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 15.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 20.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 45.4
Congenital Anomalies 1 5.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 15.1
Accidents 12 60.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 5.0
---Falls 4 20.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 5 25.2
---Other Accidents 2 10.1
Intentional Self-Harm 4 20.2
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 49 247.0
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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