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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 286 14.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 5.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 5.5
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 15 77.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 55 285.7
---of Digestive Organs 15 77.9
------Colon 5 26.0
------Pancreas 2 10.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 13 67.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 13 67.5
---of Breast 3 15.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 46.8
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 4 20.8
------Prostate 1 5.2
------Bladder 2 10.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 77.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 5.2
Diabetes Mellitus 6 31.2
Dementia 19 98.7
Alzheimer's Disease 8 41.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 109 566.2
---Diseases of the Heart 92 477.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 55 285.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 5.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 11 57.1
---Atherosclerosis 1 5.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 20.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 15.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 3 15.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 9 46.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 5.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 26.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 26.0
Congenital Anomalies 2 10.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 15.6
Accidents 12 62.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 1 5.2
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 7 36.4
---Other Accidents 4 20.8
Intentional Self-Harm 3 15.6
Assault 2 10.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 28 145.5
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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