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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 6, 2003
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 9 5.7
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,003 13.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 11 6.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 7 4.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 40 25.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 436 282.1
---of Digestive Organs 102 66.0
------Colon 39 25.2
------Pancreas 24 15.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 148 95.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 141 91.2
---of Breast 20 12.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 48 31.1
------Cervix Uteri 3 1.9
------Ovary 8 5.2
------Prostate 17 11.0
------Bladder 8 5.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 118 76.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 13 8.4
Diabetes Mellitus 88 56.9
Alzheimer's Disease 45 29.1
Major Cardiovascular Disease 797 515.6
---Diseases of the Heart 633 409.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 448 289.8
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 14 9.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 124 80.2
---Atherosclerosis 5 3.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 21 13.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 54 34.9
---Influenza 1 0.6
---Pneumonia 53 34.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 101 65.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 12 7.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 20 12.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 29 18.8
Congenital Anomalies 8 5.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 18 11.6
Accidents 60 38.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 22 14.2
---Falls 13 8.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 14 9.1
---Other Accidents 11 7.1
Intentional Self-Harm 30 19.4
Assault 3 1.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 249 161.1
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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