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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Gilmer County, 2000
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 86 12.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 41.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 19 265.4
---of Digestive Organs 5 69.8
------Colon 3 41.9
------Pancreas 1 14.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 4 55.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 4 55.9
---of Breast 1 14.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 4 55.9
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 14.0
------Prostate 2 27.9
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 5 69.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 3 41.9
Alzheimer's Disease 0 0.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 36 502.8
---Diseases of the Heart 30 419.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 27 377.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 3 41.9
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 3 41.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 14.0
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 1 14.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 6 83.8
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 0 0.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 14.0
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 0 0.0
Accidents 6 83.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 55.9
---Falls 1 14.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 1 14.0
Intentional Self-Harm 2 27.9
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 9 125.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated April 12, 2002.

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