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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Berkeley County, 1999
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 4.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 620 8.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 10.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 7.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 8.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1.4
Malignant Neoplasms 135 185.4
---of Digestive Organs 26 35.7
------Colon 14 19.2
------Pancreas 7 9.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 44 60.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 43 59.1
---of Breast 10 13.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 20 27.5
------Cervix Uteri 3 4.1
------Ovary 1 1.4
------Prostate 7 9.6
------Bladder 4 5.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 35 48.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 4.1
Diabetes Mellitus 18 24.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 264 362.6
---Diseases of the Heart 218 299.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 129 177.2
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 2.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 37 50.8
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.4
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 8.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 10 13.7
---Pneumonia 10 13.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 31 42.6
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 4 5.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 8 11.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 22 30.2
Congenital Anomalies 4 5.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 10 13.7
Accidents 24 33.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 12 16.5
---Falls 3 4.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.4
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 8 11.0
Intentional Self-Harm 5 6.9
Assault 5 6.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 74 101.6
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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