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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Bluefield, 2006
Table 47

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 6.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 174 15.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 6.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 9.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 39 352.8
---of Digestive Organs 8 72.4
------Colon 3 27.1
------Pancreas 3 27.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 144.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 135.7
---of Breast 1 9.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 54.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 4 36.2
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 8 72.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 18.1
Diabetes Mellitus 11 99.5
Dementia 5 45.2
Alzheimer's Disease 8 72.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 59 533.8
---Diseases of the Heart 41 370.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 26 235.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 63.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 10 90.5
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 9.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 6 54.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 6 54.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 8 72.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 18.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 9.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 9.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 4 36.2
Congenital Anomalies 1 9.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 9.0
Accidents 9 81.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 9.0
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 9.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 4 36.2
---Other Accidents 3 27.1
Intentional Self-Harm 2 18.1
Assault 1 9.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 14 126.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2006 Annual Report

Last updated April 30, 2008.

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