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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 1.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 371 8.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 3.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 1.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 2.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 2.4
Malignant Neoplasms 89 210.4
---of Digestive Organs 24 56.7
------Colon 10 23.6
------Pancreas 3 7.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 68.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 28 66.2
---of Breast 4 9.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 18.9
------Cervix Uteri 2 4.7
------Ovary 2 4.7
------Prostate 1 2.4
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 24 56.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2.4
Diabetes Mellitus 14 33.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 171 404.3
---Diseases of the Heart 137 323.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 58 137.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 4.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 27 63.8
---Atherosclerosis 2 4.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 7.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 1 2.4
---Pneumonia 1 2.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 16 37.8
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 5 11.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 2.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 7.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 21.3
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 4.7
Accidents 13 30.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 16.5
---Falls 2 4.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 4 9.5
Intentional Self-Harm 3 7.1
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 46 108.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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