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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 12.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 118 12.2
---Deaths under 1 Year 0 0.0
---Deaths under 28 Days 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 30.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 21 216.6
---of Digestive Organs 5 51.6
------Colon 2 20.6
------Pancreas 2 20.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 8 82.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 7 72.2
---of Breast 1 10.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 0 0.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 0 0.0
------Prostate 0 0.0
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 7 72.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 0 0.0
Diabetes Mellitus 1 10.3
Alzheimer's Disease 0 0.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 52 536.2
---Diseases of the Heart 40 412.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 27 278.4
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 0 0.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 10 103.1
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 2 20.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 1 10.3
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 1 10.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 6 61.9
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 20.6
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 2 20.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 10.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 20.6
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 10.3
Accidents 9 92.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 4 41.2
---Falls 0 0.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 2 20.6
---Other Accidents 3 30.9
Intentional Self-Harm 3 30.9
Assault 1 10.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 15 154.7
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate

Last updated May 19, 2004.


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