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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 7, 2003
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 17 4.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 4,112 11.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 34 8.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 25 6.2
Tuberculosis 1 0.3
Septicemia 51 14.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 1.1
Malignant Neoplasms 854 236.5
---of Digestive Organs 199 55.1
------Colon 77 21.3
------Pancreas 34 9.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 254 70.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 242 67.0
---of Breast 64 17.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 120 33.2
------Cervix Uteri 4 1.1
------Ovary 18 5.0
------Prostate 50 13.8
------Bladder 21 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 217 60.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 16 4.4
Diabetes Mellitus 159 44.0
Alzheimer's Disease 109 30.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,605 444.4
---Diseases of the Heart 1,274 352.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 923 255.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 35 9.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 244 67.6
---Atherosclerosis 19 5.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 33 9.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 82 22.7
---Influenza 6 1.7
---Pneumonia 76 21.0
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 276 76.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 48 13.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 10 2.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 47 13.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 89 24.6
Congenital Anomalies 10 2.8
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 20 5.5
Accidents 142 39.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 68 18.8
---Falls 18 5.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 0.6
---Drownings 4 1.1
---Poisonings 28 7.8
---Other Accidents 22 6.1
Intentional Self-Harm 47 13.0
Assault 17 4.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 535 148.1
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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