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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 5.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 864 13.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 6.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 5.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 16 25.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 1.6
Malignant Neoplasms 196 305.8
---of Digestive Organs 37 57.7
------Colon 14 21.8
------Pancreas 8 12.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 75 117.0
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 69 107.6
---of Breast 15 23.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 23 35.9
------Cervix Uteri 2 3.1
------Ovary 2 3.1
------Prostate 8 12.5
------Bladder 3 4.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 46 71.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 7.8
Diabetes Mellitus 24 37.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 328 511.7
---Diseases of the Heart 269 419.7
------Ischemic Heart Disease 176 274.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 2 3.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 41 64.0
---Atherosclerosis 1 1.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 15 23.4
Pneumonia and Influenza 17 26.5
---Pneumonia 17 26.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 56 87.4
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 6 9.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 11 17.2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 8 12.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 15 23.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 13 20.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 3.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 7.8
Accidents 34 53.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 17.2
---Falls 7 10.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 1.6
---Drownings 1 1.6
---Other Accidents 14 21.8
Intentional Self-Harm 13 20.3
Assault 7 10.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 121 188.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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