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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 10.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 211 15.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 4 40.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 20.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 10 71.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 7.2
Malignant Neoplasms 46 330.9
---of Digestive Organs 7 50.4
------Colon 2 14.4
------Pancreas 2 14.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 15 107.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 15 107.9
---of Breast 5 36.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 6 43.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 7.2
------Prostate 3 21.6
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 13 93.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 7.2
Diabetes Mellitus 5 36.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 87 625.9
---Diseases of the Heart 64 460.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 48 345.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 7.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 136.7
---Atherosclerosis 1 7.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 14.4
Pneumonia and Influenza 2 14.4
---Pneumonia 2 14.4
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 9 64.7
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 14.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 7.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 7.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 5 36.0
Congenital Anomalies 1 7.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 21.6
Accidents 7 50.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 28.8
---Falls 2 14.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 1 7.2
Intentional Self-Harm 5 36.0
Assault 2 14.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 24 172.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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