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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 8, 2003
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 12 4.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,225 9.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 21 7.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 14 4.9
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 35 15.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 8 3.5
Malignant Neoplasms 529 232.3
---of Digestive Organs 121 53.1
------Colon 48 21.1
------Pancreas 20 8.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 178 78.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 172 75.5
---of Breast 36 15.8
---of Genitourinary Organs 67 29.4
------Cervix Uteri 8 3.5
------Ovary 16 7.0
------Prostate 22 9.7
------Bladder 6 2.6
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 127 55.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 13 5.7
Diabetes Mellitus 68 29.9
Alzheimer's Disease 49 21.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 835 366.6
---Diseases of the Heart 633 277.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 422 185.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 19 8.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 140 61.5
---Atherosclerosis 18 7.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 25 11.0
Influenza and Pneumonia 56 24.6
---Influenza 1 0.4
---Pneumonia 55 24.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 102 44.8
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 11 4.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 27 11.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 45 19.8
Congenital Anomalies 10 4.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 27 11.9
Accidents 118 51.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 56 24.6
---Falls 10 4.4
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 2 0.9
---Poisonings 37 16.2
---Other Accidents 13 5.7
Intentional Self-Harm 39 17.1
Assault 9 4.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 244 107.1
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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