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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 0 0.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 157 12.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 2 13.6
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 6.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 3 23.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 30 230.9
---of Digestive Organs 10 77.0
------Colon 7 53.9
------Pancreas 0 0.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 13 100.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 13 100.1
---of Breast 2 15.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 2 15.4
------Cervix Uteri 0 0.0
------Ovary 1 7.7
------Prostate 1 7.7
------Bladder 0 0.0
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 3 23.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 7.7
Diabetes Mellitus 2 15.4
Alzheimer's Disease 4 30.8
Major Cardiovascular Disease 65 500.4
---Diseases of the Heart 50 384.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 34 261.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 1 7.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 8 61.6
---Atherosclerosis 5 38.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 1 7.7
Influenza and Pneumonia 3 23.1
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 3 23.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 9 69.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 7.7
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 1 7.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 15.4
Congenital Anomalies 1 7.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 7.7
Accidents 12 92.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 8 61.6
---Falls 1 7.7
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 0 0.0
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 1 7.7
---Other Accidents 2 15.4
Intentional Self-Harm 5 38.5
Assault 0 0.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 17 130.9
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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