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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 2, 2002
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 23 7.4
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,029 12.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 31 9.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 16 5.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 57 22.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.2
Malignant Neoplasms 691 275.9
---of Digestive Organs 155 61.9
------Colon 66 26.4
------Pancreas 30 12.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 244 97.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 235 93.8
---of Breast 39 15.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 88 35.1
------Cervix Uteri 7 2.8
------Ovary 17 6.8
------Prostate 26 10.4
------Bladder 23 9.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 165 65.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 15 6.0
Diabetes Mellitus 110 43.9
Alzheimer's Disease 70 27.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,048 418.4
---Diseases of the Heart 807 322.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 583 232.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 17 6.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 184 73.5
---Atherosclerosis 5 2.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 35 14.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 53 21.2
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 53 21.2
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 199 79.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 39 15.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 17 6.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 36 14.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 53 21.2
Congenital Anomalies 16 6.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 40 16.0
Accidents 151 60.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 55 22.0
---Falls 27 10.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 7 2.8
---Drownings 4 1.6
---Poisonings 30 12.0
---Other Accidents 28 11.2
Intentional Self-Harm 36 14.4
Assault 15 6.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 397 158.5
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 May 19, 2004.


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