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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 3.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 523 16.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 7.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 7.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 4 12.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 105 330.7
---of Digestive Organs 25 78.7
------Colon 6 18.9
------Pancreas 7 22.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 38 119.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 37 116.5
---of Breast 2 6.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 14 44.1
------Cervix Uteri 2 6.3
------Ovary 2 6.3
------Prostate 4 12.6
------Bladder 1 3.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 26 81.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 12.6
Diabetes Mellitus 18 56.7
Dementia 6 18.9
Alzheimer's Disease 6 18.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 214 673.9
---Diseases of the Heart 154 485.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 92 289.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 25.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 41 129.1
---Atherosclerosis 3 9.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 25.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 23 72.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 23 72.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 24 75.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 6.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 3.1
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 12.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 11 34.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 22.0
Accidents 25 78.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 18.9
---Falls 3 9.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 3.1
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 10 31.5
---Other Accidents 5 15.7
Intentional Self-Harm 8 25.2
Assault 4 12.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 58 182.6
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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