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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 143 10.3
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 6.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 2 14.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 35 251.8
---of Digestive Organs 8 57.6
------Colon 3 21.6
------Pancreas 1 7.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 12 86.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 11 79.1
---of Breast 3 21.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 7 50.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 7.2
------Prostate 2 14.4
------Bladder 3 21.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 36.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 14.4
Diabetes Mellitus 9 64.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 51 366.9
---Diseases of the Heart 43 309.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 28 201.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 5 36.0
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 21.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 1 7.2
---Pneumonia 1 7.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 7 50.4
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 2 14.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 7.2
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 14.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 21.6
Congenital Anomalies 1 7.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 7.2
Accidents 8 57.6
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 21.6
---Falls 2 14.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 7.2
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 2 14.4
Intentional Self-Harm 2 14.4
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 18 129.5
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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