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

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 1 3.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 300 10.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 1 3.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 1 3.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 5 17.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 71 251.0
---of Digestive Organs 12 42.4
------Colon 5 17.7
------Pancreas 2 7.1
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 24 84.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 24 84.9
---of Breast 7 24.7
---of Genitourinary Organs 8 28.3
------Cervix Uteri 1 3.5
------Ovary 1 3.5
------Prostate 3 10.6
------Bladder 1 3.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 20 70.7
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 1 3.5
Diabetes Mellitus 11 38.9
Alzheimer's Disease 6 21.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 111 392.4
---Diseases of the Heart 77 272.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 54 190.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 4 14.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 19 67.2
---Atherosclerosis 7 24.7
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 4 14.1
Influenza and Pneumonia 9 31.8
---Influenza 1 3.5
---Pneumonia 8 28.3
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 20 70.7
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 1 3.5
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 0 0.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 10 35.4
Congenital Anomalies 0 0.0
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 1 3.5
Accidents 14 49.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 7 24.7
---Falls 1 3.5
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 1 3.5
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Poisonings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 5 17.7
Intentional Self-Harm 5 17.7
Assault 1 3.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 34 120.2
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate


Last updated March 29, 2005.

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