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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by City
City of Charleston, 2005
Table 47

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 4.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 766 15.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 9.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 3 3.5
Tuberculosis 1 2.0
Septicemia 17 33.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 5.9
Malignant Neoplasms 175 342.0
---of Digestive Organs 31 60.6
------Colon 11 21.5
------Pancreas 6 11.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 57 111.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 54 105.5
---of Breast 12 23.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 30 58.6
------Cervix Uteri 1 2.0
------Ovary 6 11.7
------Prostate 7 13.7
------Bladder 5 9.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 45 87.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 4 7.8
Diabetes Mellitus 32 62.5
Alzheimer's Disease 17 33.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 253 494.4
---Diseases of the Heart 174 340.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 117 228.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 12 23.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 54 105.5
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 13 25.4
Influenza and Pneumonia 19 37.1
---Influenza 2 3.9
---Pneumonia 17 33.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 50 97.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 11.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 7.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 16 31.3
Congenital Anomalies 4 7.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 10 19.5
Accidents 33 64.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 11.7
---Falls 7 13.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 3.9
---Drownings 1 2.0
---Poisonings 11 21.5
---Other Accidents 6 11.7
Intentional Self-Harm 6 11.7
Assault 6 11.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 110 214.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

This Table extracted from the West Virginia Vital Statistics 2005 Annual Report

Last updated April 9, 2007.

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