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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 5, 2003
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 11 5.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,979 11.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 5.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 3.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 19 11.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 441 257.1
---of Digestive Organs 90 52.5
------Colon 39 22.7
------Pancreas 14 8.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 152 88.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 148 86.3
---of Breast 21 12.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 64 37.3
------Cervix Uteri 7 4.1
------Ovary 4 2.3
------Prostate 20 11.7
------Bladder 12 7.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 114 66.5
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 7.0
Diabetes Mellitus 65 37.9
Alzheimer's Disease 37 21.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 802 467.5
---Diseases of the Heart 604 352.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 423 246.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 21 12.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 116 67.6
---Atherosclerosis 45 26.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 16 9.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 52 30.3
---Influenza 4 2.3
---Pneumonia 48 28.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 135 78.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 10 5.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 13 7.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 36 21.0
Congenital Anomalies 6 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 23 13.4
Accidents 86 50.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 33 19.2
---Falls 12 7.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 0.6
---Drownings 2 1.2
---Poisonings 15 8.7
---Other Accidents 23 13.4
Intentional Self-Harm 27 15.7
Assault 5 2.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 210 122.4
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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