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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 2, 1999
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 22 7.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,058 12.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 28 9.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 21 6.8
Tuberculosis 3 1.2
Septicemia 57 22.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 5 2.0
Malignant Neoplasms 746 292.0
---of Digestive Organs 151 59.1
------Colon 63 24.7
------Pancreas 27 10.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 284 111.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 276 108.0
---of Breast 44 17.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 100 39.1
------Cervix Uteri 8 3.1
------Ovary 15 5.9
------Prostate 31 12.1
------Bladder 22 8.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 167 65.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 13 5.1
Diabetes Mellitus 107 41.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,176 460.3
---Diseases of the Heart 945 369.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 681 266.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 10 3.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 186 72.8
---Atherosclerosis 7 2.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 28 11.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 42 16.4
---Pneumonia 41 16.0
---Influenza 1 0.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 173 67.7
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 20 7.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 20 7.8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 12 4.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 29 11.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 50 19.6
Congenital Anomalies 17 6.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 15 5.9
Accidents 137 53.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 66 25.8
---Falls 18 7.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 5 2.0
---Drownings 2 0.8
---Other Accidents 46 18.0
Intentional Self-Harm 28 11.0
Assault 18 7.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 422 165.2
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts

Last updated March 28, 2001.

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