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Cause of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate
Lincoln County, 1989 - 1998

ICDA 9
Code
Number
Cause of Death		 Number
of
Deaths
Rate
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 2,261 10.3
001-136 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 26 11.9
001-009    Intestinal Infectious Diseases 1 0.5
009       Ill-defined 1 0.5
010-018    Tuberculosis 1 0.5
011       Pulmonary 1 0.5
030-041    Other Bacterial Diseases 18 8.2
036       Meningococcal Infection 1 0.5
038       Septicemia 17 7.8
042-044    Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 0.5
042       Infection with Specified Conditions 1 0.5
070-079    Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae 1 0.5
070       Viral Hepatitis 1 0.5
110-118    Mycoses 2 0.9
117       Other 2 0.9
130-136    Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 2 0.9
133       Acariasis 1 0.5
136       Other and Unspecified Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 0.5
140-239 Neoplasms 548 250.2
140-208    Malignant Neoplasms 540 246.6
140-149       Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 8 3.7
141          Tongue 1 0.5
145          Other and Unspecified Parts of Mouth 1 0.5
146          Oropharynx 2 0.9
149          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 4 1.8
150-159       Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 98 44.7
150          Esophagus 3 1.4
151          Stomach 10 4.6
153          Colon 42 19.2
154          Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus 7 3.2
155          Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 11 5.0
156          Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts 5 2.3
157          Pancreas 19 8.7
158          Retroperitoneum and Peritoneum 1 0.5
160-165       Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 211 96.3
161          Larynx 5 2.3
162          Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 206 94.1
170-175       Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast 55 25.1
171          Connective and Other Soft Tissue 4 1.8
172          Melanoma of Skin 6 2.7
173          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin 2 0.9
174          Female Breast 43 19.6
179-189       Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs 80 36.5
180          Cervix Uteri 5 2.3
182          Body of Uterus 3 1.4
183          Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa 11 5.0
185          Prostate 35 16.0
187          Penis and Other Male Genital Organs 1 0.5
188          Bladder 10 4.6
189          Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs 15 6.8
190-199       Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites 55 25.1
191          Brain 15 6.8
195          Other and Ill-defined Sites 3 1.4
199          Without Specification of Site 37 16.9
200-208       Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue 33 15.1
201          Hodgkin's Disease 2 0.9
202          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue 17 7.8
203          Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms 5 2.3
204          Lymphoid Leukemia 1 0.5
205          Myeloid Leukemia 2 0.9
206          Monocytic Leukemia 1 0.5
208          Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type 5 2.3
210-229,
235-239		    
   Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior
8
3.7
210-229       Benign Neoplasms 2 0.9
225          Brain and Other Parts of Nervous System 2 0.9
235-238       Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 2 0.9
238          Other and Unspecified Sites and Tissues 2 0.9
239       Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 4 1.8
240-279 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 103 47.0
240-246    Disorders of Thyroid Gland 1 0.5
244       Acquired Hypothyroidism 1 0.5
250-259    Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands 84 38.4
250       Diabetes Mellitus 83 37.9
251       Other Disorders of Pancreatic Internal Secretion 1 0.5
260-269    Nutritional Deficiencies 4 1.8
263       Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition 4 1.8
270-279    Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders 14 6.4
272       Of Lipoid Metabolism 4 1.8
273       Of Plasma Protein Metabolism 1 0.5
275       Of Mineral Metabolism 1 0.5
276       Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance 3 1.4
277       Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism 1 0.5
278       Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation 3 1.4
279       Involving the Immune Mechanism 1 0.5
280-289 Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 12 5.5
281    Other Deficiency Anemias 1 0.5
284    Aplastic Anemia 5 2.3
285    Other and Unspecified Anemias 2 0.9
286    Coagulation Defects 1 0.5
287    Purpura and Other Hemorrhagic Conditions 2 0.9
289    Other 1 0.5
290-319 Mental Disorders 27 12.3
290-294    Organic Psychotic Conditions 11 5.0
290       Senile and Presenile 11 5.0
295-299    Other Psychoses 7 3.2
298       Other Nonorganic 7 3.2
300-316    Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders 8 3.7
305       Nondependent Abuse of Drugs 3 1.4
310       Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage 5 2.3
317-319    Mental Retardation 1 0.5
319       Unspecified 1 0.5
320-389 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs 38 17.4
330-337    Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 27 12.3
331       Other Cerebral Degenerations 14 6.4
332       Parkinson's Disease 11 5.0
335       Anterior Horn Cell Disease 2 0.9
340-349    Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System 7 3.2
341       Other Demyelinating Diseases of Central Nervous System 1 0.5
344       Other Paralytic Syndromes 1 0.5
345       Epilepsy 2 0.9
348       Other Conditions of Brain 2 0.9
349       Other and Unspecified 1 0.5
350-359    Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 4 1.8
357       Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy 2 0.9
359       Muscular Dystrophies and Other Myopathies 2 0.9
390-459 Diseases of the Circulatory System 966 441.1
390-448    Major Cardiovascular Disease 957 437.0
390-398,
402,
404-429		    
   
      Diseases of the Heart

788

359.8
393-398          Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 10 4.6
394             Diseases of Mitral Valve 3 1.4
396             Diseases of Mitral and Aortic Valves 3 1.4
397             Diseases of Other Endocardial Structures 1 0.5
398             Other Rheumatic Heart Disease 3 1.4
401-405          Hypertensive Disease 34 15.5
401             Essential Hypertension 3 1.4
402             Hypertensive Heart Disease 25 11.4
403             Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 1.4
404             Hypertensive Heart and Renal Disease 3 1.4
410-414          Ischemic Heart Disease 483 220.5
410             Acute Myocardial Infarction 267 121.9
411             Other Acute and Subacute Form of Ischemic Heart Disease 1 0.5
412             Old Myocardial Infarction 2 0.9
413             Angina Pectoris 1 0.5
414             Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 212 96.8
415-417          Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 13 5.9
415             Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease 12 5.5
416             Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease 1 0.5
420-429          Other Forms of Heart Disease 254 116.0
421             Acute and Subacute Endocarditis 1 0.5
424             Other Diseases of Endocardium 8 3.7
425             Cardiomyopathy 16 7.3
426             Conduction Disorders 3 1.4
427             Cardiac Dysrhythmias 67 30.6
428             Heart Failure 51 23.3
429             Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease 108 49.3
430-438       Cerebrovascular Disease 128 58.4
430          Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 4 1.8
431          Intracerebral Hemorrhage 14 6.4
432          Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage 3 1.4
433          Occlusion and Stenosis of Precerebral Arteries 1 0.5
434          Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries 17 7.8
435          Transcient Cerebral Ischemia 1 0.5
436          Acute but Ill-defined 64 29.2
437          Other and Ill-defined 16 7.3
438          Late Effects of 8 3.7
440-448       Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries 35 16.0
440          Atherosclerosis 8 3.7
441          Aortic Aneurysm 12 5.5
443          Other Peripheral Vascular Disease 10 4.6
444          Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis 1 0.5
446          Polyarteritis Nodosa and Allied Conditions 3 1.4
447          Other Disorders of Arteries and Arterioles 1 0.5
451-459    Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System 9 4.1
451       Phlebitis and Thrombophlebitis 3 1.4
453       Other Venous Embolism and Thrombosis 2 0.9
458       Hypotension 2 0.9
459       Other Disorders of Circulatory System 2 0.9
460-519 Diseases of the Respiratory System 210 95.9
480-487    Pneumonia and Influenza 67 30.6
481       Pneumococcal Pneumonia 4 1.8
482       Other Bacterial Pneumonia 2 0.9
485       Bronchopneumonia, Organism Unspecified 3 1.4
486       Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified 56 25.6
487       Influenza 2 0.9
490-496    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 116 53.0
491       Chronic Bronchitis 12 5.5
492       Emphysema 7 3.2
493       Asthma 1 0.5
494       Bronchiectasis 1 0.5
496       Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified 95 43.4
500-508    Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents 13 5.9
500       Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 3 1.4
501       Asbestosis 1 0.5
502       Pneumoconiosis Due to Other Silica or Silicates 1 0.5
507       Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 8 3.7
510-519    Other Diseases of Respiratory System 14 6.4
513       Abscess of Lung and Mediastinum 1 0.5
514       Pulmonary Congestion and Hypostasis 1 0.5
515       Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis 3 1.4
516       Other Alveolar and Parietoalveolar Pneumopathy 1 0.5
518       Other Diseases of Lung 6 2.7
519       Other Diseases of Respiratory System 2 0.9
520-579 Diseases of the Digestive System 68 31.1
520-529    Diseases of Oral Cavity, Salivary Glands and Jaws 1 0.5
528       Diseases of the Oral Soft Tissues, Excluding Lesions Specific For Gingiva and Tongue 1 0.5
530-537    Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 7 3.2
530       Diseases of Esophagus 3 1.4
531       Gastric Ulcer 1 0.5
532       Duodenal Ulcer 1 0.5
533       Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified 1 0.5
537       Other Disorders of Stomach and Duodenum 1 0.5
540-543    Appendicitis 1 0.5
540       Acute 1 0.5
550-553    Hernia of Abdominal Cavity 1 0.5
553       Other, without Mention of Obstruction or Gangrene 1 0.5
555-558    Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis 9 4.1
557       Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine 8 3.7
558       Other Noninfective Gastroenteritis and Colitis 1 0.5
560-569 Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum 10 4.6
560       Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia 5 2.3
562       Diverticula of Intestine 3 1.4
567       Peritonitis 1 0.5
569       Other Disorders of Intestine 1 0.5
570-579    Other Diseases of Digestive System 39 17.8
571       Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 14 6.4
572       Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease 6 2.7
573       Other Disorders of Liver 1 0.5
574       Cholelithiasis 2 0.9
575       Other Disorders of Gallbladder 1 0.5
576       Other Disorders of Biliary Tract 3 1.4
577       Diseases of Pancreas 7 3.2
578       Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 5 2.3
580-589 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 8.7
584    Acute Renal Failure 4 1.8
585    Chronic Renal Failure 8 3.7
586    Renal Failure, Unspecified 7 3.2
590-599 Other Diseases of Urinary System 14 6.4
590    Infections of Kidney 1 0.5
593    Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter 3 1.4
595    Cystitis 1 0.5
599    Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract 9 4.1
600-608 Diseases of Male Genital Organs 1 0.5
600    Hyperplasia of Prostate 1 0.5
680-709 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 1 0.5
700-709    Other Diseases of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 1 0.5
707       Chronic Ulcer of Skin 1 0.5
710-719 Arthropathies and Related Disorders 1 0.5
710    Diffuse Diseases of Connective Tissue 1 0.5
730-739 Osteopathies, Chondropathies, and Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 2 0.9
730    Osteomyelitis, Periostitis, and Other Infections Involving Bone 1 0.5
737    Curvature of Spine 1 0.5
740-759 Congenital Anomalies 12 5.5
742    Other, of Nervous System 2 0.9
745    Bulbus Cordis Anomalies and Anomalies of Cardiac Septal Closure 1 0.5
746    Other, of Heart 2 0.9
748    Of Respiratory System 4 1.8
753    Of Urinary System 2 0.9
758    Chromosomal Anomalies 1 0.5
760-779 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 9 4.1
760    Fetus or Newborn Affected by Maternal Conditions Which May Be Unrelated to Present Pregnancy 1 0.5
762    Fetus or Newborn Affected by Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes 1 0.5
769    Respiratory Distress Syndrome 4 1.8
771    Infections Specific to the Perinatal Period 1 0.5
777    Perinatal Disorders of Digestive System 1 0.5
778    Conditions Involving the Integument and Temperature Regulation of Fetus and Newborn 1 0.5
780-799 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 15 6.8
780-789    Symptoms 2 0.9
785       Involving Cardiovascular System 2 0.9
797-799    Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality 13 5.9
798       Sudden Death, Cause Unknown 5 2.3
799       Other 8 3.7
E800-999* External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 189 86.3
E800-949    Accidents, All Forms 131 59.8
E810-825       Motor Vehicle Accidents 70 32.0
E810-819          Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents 66 30.1
E812             Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle 14 6.4
E813             Collision with Other Vehicle 1 0.5
E814             Collision with Pedestrian 5 2.3
E815             Other Collision on the Highway 7 3.2
E816             Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway 13 5.9
E818             Other Noncollision 5 2.3
E819             Unspecified Nature 21 9.6
E820-825          Motor Vehicle Nontraffic Accidents 4 1.8
E821             Other Offroad Motor Vehicle 4 1.8
E850-949       Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents 61 27.9
E850-858          Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals 2 0.9
E858             Other Drugs 2 0.9
E860-869          Accidental Poisoning by Other Solid and Liquid Substances, Gases, and Vapors 1 0.5
E868             Other Utility Gas and Other Carbon Monoxide 1 0.5
E878-879
   		          Surgical and Medical Procedures as the Cause of Abnormal Reaction of Patient or Later
            Complication, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Procedure
1
0.5
E878
   		                Surgical Operation and Other Surgical Procedures as the Cause of Abnormal Reaction of
                  Patient, or of Later Complication, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Operation
1
0.5
E880-888          Accidental Falls 11 5.0
E880             On or from Stairs or Steps 1 0.5
E883             Into Hole or Other Opening in Surface 1 0.5
E884             Other from One Level to Another 1 0.5
E887             Fracture, Cause Unspecified 3 1.4
E888             Other and Unspecified 5 2.3
E890-899          Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames 12 5.5
E890             Conflagration in Private Dwelling 10 4.6
E892             Conflagration Not in Building or Structure 1 0.5
E895             Caused by Controlled Fire in Private Dwelling 1 0.5
E900-909          Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors 2 0.9
E901             Excessive Cold 1 0.5
E908             Cataclysmic Storms, and Floods Resulting from Storms 1 0.5
E910-915          Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 8 3.7
E910             Accidental Drowning and Submersion 5 2.3
E911             Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 1 0.5
E912
   		             Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Object Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or
               Suffocation
1
0.5
E913             Accidental Mechanical Suffocation 1 0.5
E916-928          Other Accidents 24 11.0
E916             Struck Accidentally by Falling Object 8 3.7
E917             Striking Against or Struck Accidentally by Objects or Persons 2 0.9
E918             Caught Accidentally in or between Objects 1 0.5
E919             Caused by Machinery 5 2.3
E922             Caused by Firearm Missile 2 0.9
E923             Caused by Explosive Material 2 0.9
E925             Caused by Electric Current 3 1.4
E928             Other and Unspecified Environmental and Accidental Causes 1 0.5
E950-959    Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 38 17.4
E950       Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances 3 1.4
E952       Poisoning by Other Gases and Vapors 1 0.5
E953       By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation 7 3.2
E954       By Submersion (Drowning) 1 0.5
E955       By Firearms and Explosives 24 11.0
E958       By Other and Unspecified Means 2 0.9
E960-969    Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons 17 7.8
E962       By Poisoning 1 0.5
E965       By Firearms and Explosives 12 5.5
E966       By Cutting and Piercing Instruments 1 0.5
E968       By Other and Unspecified Means 3 1.4
E980-989    Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted 3 1.4
E980       Poisoning by Solid or Liquid Substances 1 0.5
E983       Hanging, Strangulation, or Suffocation 1 0.5
E984       Submersion (Drowning) 1 0.5
ICDA 9
Code
Number
Cause of Death		 Number
of
Deaths
Rate

* Maternal death rates are per 100,000 live births
** Causes 800-999 have been coded using E External ICDA 9 Codes

Last updated March 7, 2001.

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