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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 463 15.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 8.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 8.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 8 27.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 10.2
Malignant Neoplasms 97 330.7
---of Digestive Organs 19 64.8
------Colon 9 30.7
------Pancreas 4 13.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 37 126.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 37 126.2
---of Breast 7 23.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 17 58.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 5 17.0
------Prostate 7 23.9
------Bladder 2 6.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 17 58.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 17.0
Diabetes Mellitus 15 51.1
Dementia 15 51.1
Alzheimer's Disease 10 34.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 162 552.3
---Diseases of the Heart 117 398.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 83 283.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 17.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 95.5
---Atherosclerosis 4 13.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 8 27.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 13 44.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 13 44.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 35 119.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 6.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 17.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 17.0
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 23.9
Accidents 17 58.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 6.8
---Falls 5 17.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 3.4
---Poisonings 8 27.3
---Other Accidents 1 3.4
Intentional Self-Harm 4 13.6
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 60 204.6
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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