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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 1, 2002
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 19 7.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,771 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 22 9.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 10 4.1
Tuberculosis 1 0.5
Septicemia 44 20.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.4
Malignant Neoplasms 561 255.9
---of Digestive Organs 130 59.3
------Colon 42 19.2
------Pancreas 28 12.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 195 88.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 195 88.9
---of Breast 32 14.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 74 33.8
------Cervix Uteri 4 1.8
------Ovary 18 8.2
------Prostate 27 12.3
------Bladder 7 3.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 130 59.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 4.6
Diabetes Mellitus 120 54.7
Alzheimer's Disease 43 19.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,034 471.6
---Diseases of the Heart 822 374.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 555 253.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 21 9.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 158 72.1
---Atherosclerosis 4 1.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 29 13.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 49 22.3
---Influenza 1 0.5
---Pneumonia 48 21.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 173 78.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 67 30.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 50 22.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 30 13.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 77 35.1
Congenital Anomalies 8 3.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 17 7.8
Accidents 153 69.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 64 29.2
---Falls 16 7.3
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 0.9
---Drownings 4 1.8
---Poisonings 37 16.9
---Other Accidents 30 13.7
Intentional Self-Harm 34 15.5
Assault 26 11.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 321 146.4
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 May 19, 2004.


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