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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 9.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 508 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 9 20.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 15.8
Tuberculosis 1 2.5
Septicemia 16 39.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 135 335.8
---of Digestive Organs 35 87.1
------Colon 11 27.4
------Pancreas 7 17.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 52 129.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 51 126.9
---of Breast 8 19.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 14 34.8
------Cervix Uteri 4 10.0
------Ovary 3 7.5
------Prostate 2 5.0
------Bladder 4 10.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 26 64.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 5.0
Diabetes Mellitus 20 49.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 178 442.8
---Diseases of the Heart 148 368.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 110 273.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 10.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 23 57.2
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 7.5
Pneumonia and Influenza 7 17.4
---Pneumonia 7 17.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 34 84.6
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 3 7.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 17.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 6 14.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 10.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 5.0
Congenital Anomalies 3 7.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 5.0
Accidents 32 79.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 17 42.3
---Falls 2 5.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 5 12.4
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 8 19.9
Intentional Self-Harm 3 7.5
Assault 4 10.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 58 144.3
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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