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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Hancock County, 2002
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 434 13.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 5.4
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 9 28.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 3.1
Malignant Neoplasms 103 321.1
---of Digestive Organs 21 65.5
------Colon 11 34.3
------Pancreas 5 15.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 29 90.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 27 84.2
---of Breast 6 18.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 19 59.2
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 3.1
------Prostate 10 31.2
------Bladder 2 6.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 28 87.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 3 9.4
Diabetes Mellitus 10 31.2
Alzheimer's Disease 7 21.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 201 626.5
---Diseases of the Heart 176 548.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 122 380.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 9.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 46.8
---Atherosclerosis 1 3.1
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 6 18.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 7 21.8
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 7 21.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 23 71.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 0 0.0
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 17 53.0
Congenital Anomalies 1 3.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 3 9.4
Accidents 12 37.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 24.9
---Falls 3 9.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 1 3.1
Intentional Self-Harm 4 12.5
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 33 102.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Last updated May 19, 2004.


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