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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 7, 2002
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 26 6.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 4,075 11.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 32 8.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 22 5.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 57 15.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 0.8
Malignant Neoplasms 842 235.2
---of Digestive Organs 183 51.1
------Colon 73 20.4
------Pancreas 29 8.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 264 73.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 255 71.2
---of Breast 53 14.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 116 32.4
------Cervix Uteri 1 0.3
------Ovary 30 8.4
------Prostate 35 9.8
------Bladder 19 5.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 226 63.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 21 5.9
Diabetes Mellitus 177 49.4
Alzheimer's Disease 104 29.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,614 450.8
---Diseases of the Heart 1,255 350.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 879 245.5
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 37 10.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 241 67.3
---Atherosclerosis 28 7.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 53 14.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 64 17.9
---Influenza 2 0.6
---Pneumonia 62 17.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 236 65.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 44 12.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 6 1.7
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 35 9.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 100 27.9
Congenital Anomalies 10 2.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 17 4.7
Accidents 159 44.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 76 21.2
---Falls 21 5.9
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 5 1.4
---Drownings 6 1.7
---Poisonings 25 7.0
---Other Accidents 26 7.3
Intentional Self-Harm 47 13.1
Assault 20 5.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 525 146.6
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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