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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 1, 2000
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 20 7.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,825 12.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 19 7.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 10 4.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 42 18.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 0.9
Malignant Neoplasms 583 261.6
---of Digestive Organs 120 53.9
------Colon 46 20.6
------Pancreas 28 12.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 218 97.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 213 95.6
---of Breast 39 17.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 62 27.8
------Cervix Uteri 3 1.3
------Ovary 9 4.0
------Prostate 23 10.3
------Bladder 9 4.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 144 64.6
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 18 8.1
Diabetes Mellitus 110 49.4
Alzheimer's Disease 32 14.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,120 502.7
---Diseases of the Heart 915 410.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 655 294.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 15 6.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 154 69.1
---Atherosclerosis 8 3.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 28 12.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 65 29.2
---Influenza 6 2.7
---Pneumonia 59 26.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 178 79.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 32 14.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 73 32.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 55 24.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 39 17.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 48 21.5
Congenital Anomalies 9 4.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 18 8.1
Accidents 117 52.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 53 23.8
---Falls 13 5.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 1.8
---Drownings 8 3.6
---Other Accidents 39 17.5
Intentional Self-Harm 30 13.5
Assault 16 7.2
All Other Causes (Residual) 325 145.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts

Last updated April 12, 2002.

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