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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 8.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 700 12.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 8 13.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 10.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 12 21.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 153 273.7
---of Digestive Organs 33 59.0
------Colon 15 26.8
------Pancreas 7 12.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 54 96.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 54 96.6
---of Breast 10 17.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 17 30.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 5.4
------Prostate 5 8.9
------Bladder 4 7.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 39 69.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 5.4
Diabetes Mellitus 20 35.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 283 506.3
---Diseases of the Heart 236 422.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 169 302.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 7.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 35 62.6
---Atherosclerosis 2 3.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 10.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 6 10.7
---Pneumonia 6 10.7
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 45 80.5
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 9 16.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 7.2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 2 3.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 7.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 14 25.0
Congenital Anomalies 1 1.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 1.8
Accidents 31 55.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 17 30.4
---Falls 7 12.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.8
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 6 10.7
Intentional Self-Harm 9 16.1
Assault 4 7.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 110 196.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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