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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 8, 2002
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 18 6.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,095 9.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 35 12.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 27 9.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 30 13.5
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.4
Malignant Neoplasms 492 222.0
---of Digestive Organs 94 42.4
------Colon 42 18.9
------Pancreas 19 8.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 178 80.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 172 77.6
---of Breast 27 12.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 66 29.8
------Cervix Uteri 6 2.7
------Ovary 10 4.5
------Prostate 19 8.6
------Bladder 18 8.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 127 57.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 5.4
Diabetes Mellitus 72 32.5
Alzheimer's Disease 42 18.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 794 358.2
---Diseases of the Heart 613 276.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 419 189.0
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 15 6.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 131 59.1
---Atherosclerosis 15 6.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 20 9.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 33 14.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 33 14.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 101 45.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 12 5.4
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 26 11.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 38 17.1
Congenital Anomalies 8 3.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 11 5.0
Accidents 120 54.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 67 30.2
---Falls 14 6.3
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 5 2.3
---Poisonings 9 4.1
---Other Accidents 25 11.3
Intentional Self-Harm 37 16.7
Assault 9 4.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 255 115.0
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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