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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 217 12.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 11.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 11.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 11.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 45 257.1
---of Digestive Organs 10 57.1
------Colon 4 22.9
------Pancreas 3 17.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 16 91.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 16 91.4
---of Breast 5 28.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 22.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 1 5.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 10 57.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 11 62.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 108 617.1
---Diseases of the Heart 90 514.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 67 382.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 14 80.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 5.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 17.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 0 0.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 15 85.7
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 11.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 28.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 3 17.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 0 0.0
---Falls 2 11.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 1 5.7
Intentional Self-Harm 2 11.4
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 24 137.1
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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