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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 6, 2000
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 14 8.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,930 12.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 14 8.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 9 5.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 34 21.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 460 289.8
---of Digestive Organs 107 67.4
------Colon 53 33.4
------Pancreas 24 15.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 140 88.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 139 87.6
---of Breast 33 20.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 69 43.5
------Cervix Uteri 2 1.3
------Ovary 18 11.3
------Prostate 23 14.5
------Bladder 11 6.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 111 69.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 7.6
Diabetes Mellitus 70 44.1
Alzheimer's Disease 27 17.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 779 490.7
---Diseases of the Heart 604 380.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 434 273.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 9 5.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 125 78.7
---Atherosclerosis 10 6.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 31 19.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 40 25.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 40 25.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 129 81.3
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 12 7.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 9 5.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 1 0.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 25 15.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 22 13.9
Congenital Anomalies 4 2.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 34 21.4
Accidents 46 29.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 15 9.4
---Falls 11 6.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.3
---Drownings 4 2.5
---Other Accidents 14 8.8
Intentional Self-Harm 24 15.1
Assault 3 1.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 212 133.5
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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