World Trade Center Responder Fatality Investigation Program

Confirmed Deaths as of June 2008

  • Total Number of Identified Deaths (6/30/2008) = 382
  • Total Number of Confirmed Deaths (6/30/2008) = 204
Table 1. Confirmed cause of death as identified by death certificates and autopsies - Traumatic Deaths
Cause of Death All Deaths Line of Duty
Deaths
N % N %
Total Traumatic 49 100 12 100
Exposure to harmful substances or environments 10 20.4    
Ingestion of substance 6 12.2    
Transportation incident 24 49.0 7 58.3
Highway transportation incident 19 38.8 4 33.3
Assaults and violent acts 13 26.5 4 33.3
Homicides 5 10.2 4 33.3
Self-inflicted injuries 8 16.3    

Categories and subcategories with less than 5 people are not shown.

Table 2. Confirmed cause of death as identified by death certificates and autopsies - Illness Deaths
Cause of Death N %
Total Illness Deaths 155 100
Neoplasms 93 61.2
Digestive organs and peritoneum 24 16.8
Esophageal (8) (5.8)
Colon (7) (4.5)
Pancreas (6) (3.9)
Respiratory and intrathoracic organs 30 19.4
Lung (26) (16.8)
Breast and female genital organs 7 4.5
Breast (5) (3.2)
Lymphoid, haematopoietic 12 7.7
Leukemia (8) (5.2)
Circulatory system 40 25.2
Hypertensive disease 5 3.2
Ischemic heart disease 15 9.7
Other forms of heart disease 13 7.7
Cerebrovascular disease 5 3.2
Digestive system 6 3.9

Categories and subcategories with less than 5 people are not shown.

Death certificates have been obtained through cooperation with the following state vital records programs: CA, CO, CT, FL, KS, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MT, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, PA, SC, SD, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI