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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 4, 1999
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 10 6.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,677 11.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 5.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 26 18.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 1.4
Malignant Neoplasms 350 246.7
---of Digestive Organs 73 51.4
------Colon 31 21.8
------Pancreas 9 6.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 117 82.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 113 79.6
---of Breast 18 12.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 41 28.9
------Cervix Uteri 1 0.7
------Ovary 6 4.2
------Prostate 18 12.7
------Bladder 4 2.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 101 71.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 2.1
Diabetes Mellitus 63 44.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 705 496.8
---Diseases of the Heart 571 402.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 377 265.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 5.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 104 73.3
---Atherosclerosis 9 6.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 13 9.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 24 16.9
---Pneumonia 20 14.1
---Influenza 4 2.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 118 83.2
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 14 9.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 21 14.8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 15 10.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 17 12.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 37 26.1
Congenital Anomalies 5 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 3.5
Accidents 71 50.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 34 24.0
---Falls 13 9.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.4
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 22 15.5
Intentional Self-Harm 19 13.4
Assault 8 5.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 203 143.1
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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