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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 4 7.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 453 10.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 3 5.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 2 3.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 6 14.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 120 286.4
---of Digestive Organs 22 52.5
------Colon 14 33.4
------Pancreas 3 7.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 48 114.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 47 112.2
---of Breast 3 7.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 17 40.6
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 3 7.2
------Prostate 7 16.7
------Bladder 5 11.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 30 71.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 2.4
Diabetes Mellitus 18 43.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 175 417.7
---Diseases of the Heart 138 329.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 107 255.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 2.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 31 74.0
---Atherosclerosis 3 7.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 4.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 4 9.5
---Pneumonia 4 9.5
---Influenza 0 0.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 23 54.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 4 9.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 4.8
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 2.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 4 9.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 14.3
Congenital Anomalies 2 4.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 2 4.8
Accidents 20 47.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 11 26.3
---Falls 2 4.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 1 2.4
---Other Accidents 6 14.3
Intentional Self-Harm 7 16.7
Assault 1 2.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 62 148.0
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 28, 2001.

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