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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 5, 2002
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 11 5.8
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,974 11.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 14 7.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 4.2
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 18 10.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.6
Malignant Neoplasms 442 257.8
---of Digestive Organs 81 47.3
------Colon 29 16.9
------Pancreas 25 14.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 153 89.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 150 87.5
---of Breast 30 17.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 74 43.2
------Cervix Uteri 2 1.2
------Ovary 14 8.2
------Prostate 23 13.4
------Bladder 10 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 104 60.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 6 3.5
Diabetes Mellitus 76 44.3
Alzheimer's Disease 34 19.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 866 505.2
---Diseases of the Heart 628 366.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 443 258.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 22 12.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 124 72.3
---Atherosclerosis 67 39.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 25 14.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 34 19.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 34 19.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 102 59.5
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 12 7.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 11.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 30 17.5
Congenital Anomalies 6 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 13 7.6
Accidents 83 48.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 34 19.8
---Falls 14 8.2
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 4 2.3
---Drownings 3 1.8
---Poisonings 7 4.1
---Other Accidents 21 12.3
Intentional Self-Harm 24 14.0
Assault 9 5.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 199 116.1
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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