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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 9.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 323 12.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 23.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 81 311.5
---of Digestive Organs 11 42.3
------Colon 4 15.4
------Pancreas 1 3.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 32 123.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 31 119.2
---of Breast 4 15.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 9 34.6
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 5 19.2
------Bladder 3 11.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 25 96.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 8 30.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 134 515.4
---Diseases of the Heart 111 426.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 75 288.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 22 84.6
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 3.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 9 34.6
---Pneumonia 9 34.6
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 13 50.0
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 1 3.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 4 15.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 11.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 19.2
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 3.8
Accidents 14 53.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 5 19.2
---Falls 2 7.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 7 26.9
Intentional Self-Harm 6 23.1
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 39 150.0
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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