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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 3 17.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 168 10.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 1 6.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 41 266.2
---of Digestive Organs 7 45.5
------Colon 4 26.0
------Pancreas 2 13.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 14 90.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 14 90.9
---of Breast 2 13.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 7 45.5
------Cervix Uteri 2 13.0
------Ovary 2 13.0
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 2 13.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 11 71.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 8 51.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 69 448.1
---Diseases of the Heart 49 318.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 37 240.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 6.5
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 16 103.9
---Atherosclerosis 2 13.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 6.5
Pneumonia and Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 0 0.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 8 51.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 3 19.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 32.5
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 11 71.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 6 39.0
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 5 32.5
Intentional Self-Harm 0 0.0
Assault 1 6.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 21 136.4
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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