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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 6.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 329 19.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 27.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 13.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 7 41.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 62 368.4
---of Digestive Organs 14 83.2
------Colon 4 23.8
------Pancreas 4 23.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 95.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 95.1
---of Breast 9 53.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 47.5
------Cervix Uteri 1 5.9
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 1 5.9
------Bladder 1 5.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 15 89.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 5.9
Diabetes Mellitus 8 47.5
Dementia 8 47.5
Alzheimer's Disease 8 47.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 133 790.3
---Diseases of the Heart 106 629.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 59 350.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 23.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 18 107.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 5.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 23.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 17.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 3 17.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 20 118.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 29.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 4 23.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 23.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 41.6
Congenital Anomalies 3 17.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 29.7
Accidents 17 101.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 41.6
---Falls 2 11.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 6 35.7
---Other Accidents 2 11.9
Intentional Self-Harm 3 17.8
Assault 2 11.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 33 196.1
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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