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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by County
Hancock County, 2003
Table 44

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 2.9
Total Deaths, All Causes 437 13.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 5 14.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 4 11.6
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 14 44.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 80 252.0
---of Digestive Organs 13 41.0
------Colon 6 18.9
------Pancreas 2 6.3
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 25 78.8
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 24 75.6
---of Breast 2 6.3
---of Genitourinary Organs 13 41.0
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 2 6.3
------Prostate 6 18.9
------Bladder 2 6.3
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 27 85.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 2 6.3
Diabetes Mellitus 14 44.1
Alzheimer's Disease 4 12.6
Major Cardiovascular Disease 179 563.9
---Diseases of the Heart 155 488.3
------Ischemic Heart Disease 98 308.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 12.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 15 47.3
---Atherosclerosis 0 0.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 5 15.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 18 56.7
---Influenza 1 3.2
---Pneumonia 17 53.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 16 50.4
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 2 6.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 5 15.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 10 31.5
Congenital Anomalies 3 9.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 7 22.1
Accidents 15 47.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 3 9.5
---Falls 4 12.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 5 15.8
---Other Accidents 3 9.5
Intentional Self-Harm 6 18.9
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 62 195.3
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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