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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Wheeling, 2005
Table 47

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 482 16.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 10.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 7.7
Tuberculosis 1 3.4
Septicemia 3 10.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 117 394.8
---of Digestive Organs 25 84.3
------Colon 6 20.2
------Pancreas 10 33.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 37 124.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 36 121.5
---of Breast 8 27.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 43.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 5 16.9
------Prostate 5 16.9
------Bladder 1 3.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 34 114.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.4
Diabetes Mellitus 17 57.4
Alzheimer's Disease 16 54.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 185 624.2
---Diseases of the Heart 140 472.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 102 344.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 23.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 94.5
---Atherosclerosis 3 10.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 23.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 8 27.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 8 27.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 28 94.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 13.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 7 23.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 23.6
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 10.1
Accidents 14 47.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 6.7
---Falls 3 10.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 13.5
---Other Accidents 5 16.9
Intentional Self-Harm 5 16.9
Assault 1 3.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 64 215.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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