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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 9 11.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 711 14.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 7 9.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 3.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 15 29.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 156 306.8
---of Digestive Organs 33 64.9
------Colon 8 15.7
------Pancreas 10 19.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 52 102.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 100.3
---of Breast 7 13.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 32 62.9
------Cervix Uteri 2 3.9
------Ovary 6 11.8
------Prostate 11 21.6
------Bladder 7 13.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 32 62.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 7.9
Diabetes Mellitus 22 43.3
Dementia 34 66.9
Alzheimer's Disease 30 59.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 199 391.4
---Diseases of the Heart 140 275.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 91 179.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 15.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 42 82.6
---Atherosclerosis 2 3.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 7 13.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 5 9.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 5 9.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 37 72.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 9.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 2.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 10 19.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 21 41.3
Congenital Anomalies 3 5.9
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 11 21.6
Accidents 53 104.2
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 19 37.4
---Falls 10 19.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 3.9
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 15 29.5
---Other Accidents 7 13.8
Intentional Self-Harm 11 21.6
Assault 3 5.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 92 180.9
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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