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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 2 5.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 411 11.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 8.6
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 84 240.0
---of Digestive Organs 19 54.3
------Colon 8 22.9
------Pancreas 3 8.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 82.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 77.1
---of Breast 2 5.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 12 34.3
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 2.9
------Prostate 6 17.1
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 22 62.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 5.7
Diabetes Mellitus 15 42.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 189 540.0
---Diseases of the Heart 150 428.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 112 320.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 5 14.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 28 80.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 2.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 14.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 10 28.6
---Pneumonia 10 28.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 20 57.1
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 2.9
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 2.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 6 17.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 20.0
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 10 28.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 8.6
---Falls 3 8.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 2.9
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 3 8.6
Intentional Self-Harm 5 14.3
Assault 1 2.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 58 165.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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