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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 6, 1999
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 15 9.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,019 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 6.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 5 3.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 31 19.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.6
Malignant Neoplasms 436 271.7
---of Digestive Organs 102 63.6
------Colon 46 28.7
------Pancreas 16 10.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 135 84.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 131 81.6
---of Breast 24 15.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 58 36.1
------Cervix Uteri 2 1.2
------Ovary 15 9.3
------Prostate 21 13.1
------Bladder 5 3.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 117 72.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 16 10.0
Diabetes Mellitus 63 39.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 924 575.7
---Diseases of the Heart 761 474.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 543 338.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 13 8.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 127 79.1
---Atherosclerosis 6 3.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 17 10.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 46 28.7
---Pneumonia 44 27.4
---Influenza 2 1.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 117 72.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 7 4.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 0.6
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 0.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 20 12.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 22 13.7
Congenital Anomalies 2 1.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 9 5.6
Accidents 57 35.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 23 14.3
---Falls 9 5.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 2.5
---Drownings 3 1.9
---Other Accidents 18 11.2
Intentional Self-Harm 17 10.6
Assault 2 1.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 255 158.9
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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