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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 6.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 147 12.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 16.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 29 241.7
---of Digestive Organs 11 91.7
------Colon 5 41.7
------Pancreas 1 8.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 7 58.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 7 58.3
---of Breast 2 16.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 2 16.7
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 1 8.3
------Bladder 1 8.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 7 58.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 8 66.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 66 550.0
---Diseases of the Heart 48 400.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 33 275.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 125.0
---Atherosclerosis 2 16.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 8.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 1 8.3
---Pneumonia 1 8.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 11 91.7
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 16.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 16.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 0 0.0
Congenital Anomalies 1 8.3
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 4 33.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 2 16.7
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 2 16.7
Intentional Self-Harm 3 25.0
Assault 2 16.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 18 150.0
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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