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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 211 12.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 6.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 4.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 0 0.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 6.1
Malignant Neoplasms 48 292.8
---of Digestive Organs 11 67.1
------Colon 3 18.3
------Pancreas 3 18.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 15 91.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 91.5
---of Breast 2 12.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 73.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 12.2
------Prostate 5 30.5
------Bladder 1 6.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 8 48.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 6.1
Diabetes Mellitus 9 54.9
Dementia 5 30.5
Alzheimer's Disease 8 48.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 63 384.3
---Diseases of the Heart 54 329.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 34 207.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 12.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 5 30.5
---Atherosclerosis 1 6.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 6.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 24.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 24.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 10 61.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 6.1
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 18.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 18.3
Congenital Anomalies 1 6.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 30.5
Accidents 15 91.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 10 61.0
---Falls 2 12.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 6.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 1 6.1
---Other Accidents 1 6.1
Intentional Self-Harm 4 24.4
Assault 2 12.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 28 170.8
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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