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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 526 17.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 14.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 8.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 23.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 10.0
Malignant Neoplasms 131 435.3
---of Digestive Organs 27 89.7
------Colon 4 13.3
------Pancreas 13 43.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 45 149.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 44 146.2
---of Breast 7 23.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 19 63.1
------Cervix Uteri 2 6.6
------Ovary 6 19.9
------Prostate 5 16.6
------Bladder 3 10.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 33 109.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 7 23.3
Diabetes Mellitus 23 76.4
Alzheimer's Disease 16 53.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 190 631.3
---Diseases of the Heart 150 498.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 105 348.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 10.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 31 103.0
---Atherosclerosis 2 6.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 13.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 14 46.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 14 46.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 30 99.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 3 10.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 3.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 13.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 23.3
Congenital Anomalies 5 16.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 16.6
Accidents 13 43.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 13.3
---Falls 2 6.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 13.3
---Other Accidents 3 10.0
Intentional Self-Harm 4 13.3
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 64 212.7
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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