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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 4, 2003
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 17 10.6
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,758 12.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 6.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 5.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 21 14.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.7
Malignant Neoplasms 385 271.8
---of Digestive Organs 89 62.8
------Colon 35 24.7
------Pancreas 14 9.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 125 88.2
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 123 86.8
---of Breast 26 18.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 50 35.3
------Cervix Uteri 3 2.1
------Ovary 7 4.9
------Prostate 20 14.1
------Bladder 7 4.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 95 67.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 5 3.5
Diabetes Mellitus 56 39.5
Alzheimer's Disease 40 28.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 665 469.4
---Diseases of the Heart 493 348.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 330 232.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 16 11.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 129 91.1
---Atherosclerosis 4 2.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 23 16.2
Influenza and Pneumonia 30 21.2
---Influenza 2 1.4
---Pneumonia 28 19.8
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 113 79.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 24 16.9
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 13 9.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 24 16.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 48 33.9
Congenital Anomalies 1 0.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 15 10.6
Accidents 73 51.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 31 21.9
---Falls 8 5.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 0.7
---Drownings 4 2.8
---Poisonings 11 7.8
---Other Accidents 18 12.7
Intentional Self-Harm 26 18.4
Assault 8 5.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 223 157.4
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 March 29, 2005.

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