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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 8.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 288 15.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 8.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 4.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 47.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 60 315.0
---of Digestive Organs 13 68.2
------Colon 7 36.7
------Pancreas 1 5.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 21 110.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 21 110.2
---of Breast 4 21.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 10 52.5
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 6 31.5
------Bladder 1 5.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 12 63.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 5.2
Diabetes Mellitus 7 36.7
Alzheimer's Disease 4 21.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 102 535.5
---Diseases of the Heart 79 414.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 60 315.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 7 36.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 12 63.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 5.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 15.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 4 21.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 4 21.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 16 84.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 6 31.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 12 63.0
Congenital Anomalies 2 10.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 14 73.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 10.5
---Falls 6 31.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 5.2
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 3 15.7
---Other Accidents 2 10.5
Intentional Self-Harm 1 5.2
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 50 262.5
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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