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

ICDA 9
Code
Number
Cause of Death		 Number
of
Deaths
Rate
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 1,396 10.7
001-136 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 17 13.1
030-041    Other Bacterial Diseases 10 7.7
038       Septicemia 10 7.7
042-044    Human Immunodeficiency Virus 6 4.6
042       Infection with Specified Conditions 6 4.6
110-118    Mycoses 1 0.8
117       Other 1 0.8
140-239 Neoplasms 333 256.2
140-208    Malignant Neoplasms 326 250.8
140-149       Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 6 4.6
140          Lip 1 0.8
141          Tongue 1 0.8
142          Major Salivary Glands 1 0.8
147          Nasopharynx 1 0.8
148          Hypopharynx 1 0.8
149          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 1 0.8
150-159       Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 77 59.2
150          Esophagus 5 3.8
151          Stomach 6 4.6
152          Small Intestine, Including Duodenum 1 0.8
153          Colon 35 26.9
154          Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus 6 4.6
155          Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 3 2.3
156          Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts 2 1.5
157          Pancreas 19 14.6
160-165       Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 99 76.2
161          Larynx 1 0.8
162          Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 97 74.6
164          Thymus, Heart, and Mediastinum 1 0.8
170-175       Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast 29 22.3
171          Connective and Other Soft Tissue 1 0.8
172          Melanoma of Skin 3 2.3
173          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin 3 2.3
174          Female Breast 22 16.9
179-189       Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs 54 41.5
179          Uterus, Part Unspecified 3 2.3
180          Cervix Uteri 3 2.3
182          Body of Uterus 1 0.8
183          Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa 7 5.4
184          Other and Unspecified Female Genital Organs 1 0.8
185          Prostate 24 18.5
188          Bladder 10 7.7
189          Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs 5 3.8
190-199       Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites 33 25.4
191          Brain 8 6.2
194          Other Endocrine Glands and Related Structures 1 0.8
195          Other and Ill-defined Sites 1 0.8
199          Without Specification of Site 23 17.7
200-208       Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue 28 21.5
200          Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma 1 0.8
202          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue 13 10.0
203          Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms 6 4.6
204          Lymphoid Leukemia 4 3.1
205          Myeloid Leukemia 2 1.5
207          Other Specified Leukemia 1 0.8
208          Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type 1 0.8
235-239    Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 7 5.4
235-238       Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 2 1.5
238          Other and Unspecified Sites and Tissues 2 1.5
239       Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 5 3.8
240-279 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 48 36.9
240-246    Disorders of Thyroid Gland 1 0.8
244       Acquired Hypothyroidism 1 0.8
250-259    Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands 36 27.7
250       Diabetes Mellitus 36 27.7
260-269    Nutritional Deficiencies 2 1.5
263       Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition 2 1.5
270-279    Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders 9 6.9
272       Of Lipoid Metabolism 1 0.8
276       Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance 5 3.8
277       Other and Unspecified Disorders of Metabolism 1 0.8
278       Obesity and Other Hyperalimentation 2 1.5
280-289 Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 7 5.4
281    Other Deficiency Anemias 2 1.5
284    Aplastic Anemia 1 0.8
285    Other and Unspecified Anemias 2 1.5
287    Purpura and Other Hemorrhagic Conditions 1 0.8
289    Other 1 0.8
290-319 Mental Disorders 21 16.2
290-294    Organic Psychotic Conditions 10 7.7
290       Senile and Presenile 10 7.7
295-299    Other Psychoses 10 7.7
298       Other Nonorganic 10 7.7
300-316    Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders 1 0.8
303       Alcohol Dependence Syndrome 1 0.8
320-389 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs 25 19.2
330-337    Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 17 13.1
331       Other Cerebral Degenerations 9 6.9
332       Parkinson's Disease 5 3.8
335       Anterior Horn Cell Disease 3 2.3
340-349    Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System 6 4.6
340       Multiple Sclerosis 1 0.8
345       Epilepsy 1 0.8
348       Other Conditions of Brain 3 2.3
349       Other and Unspecified 1 0.8
350-359    Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System 2 1.5
359       Muscular Dystrophies and Other Myopathies 2 1.5
390-459 Diseases of the Circulatory System 549 422.3
390-448    Major Cardiovascular Disease 545 419.2
390-398,
402,
404-429		    
   
      Diseases of the Heart

433

333.1
393-398          Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 2 1.5
394             Diseases of Mitral Valve 2 1.5
401-405          Hypertensive Disease 12 9.2
401             Essential Hypertension 2 1.5
402             Hypertensive Heart Disease 7 5.4
403             Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 2.3
410-414          Ischemic Heart Disease 272 209.2
410             Acute Myocardial Infarction 148 113.8
414             Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 124 95.4
415-417          Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 11 8.5
415             Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease 10 7.7
416             Chronic Pulmonary Heart Disease 1 0.8
420-429          Other Forms of Heart Disease 141 108.5
423             Other Diseases of Pericardium 1 0.8
424             Other Diseases of Endocardium 19 14.6
425             Cardiomyopathy 10 7.7
427             Cardiac Dysrhythmias 43 33.1
428             Heart Failure 42 32.3
429             Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease 26 20.0
430-438       Cerebrovascular Disease 89 68.5
430          Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 2 1.5
431          Intracerebral Hemorrhage 11 8.5
432          Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage 1 0.8
434          Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries 9 6.9
436          Acute but Ill-defined 57 43.8
437          Other and Ill-defined 5 3.8
438          Late Effects of 4 3.1
440-448       Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries 18 13.8
440          Atherosclerosis 9 6.9
441          Aortic Aneurysm 7 5.4
442          Other Aneurysm 2 1.5
451-459    Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System 4 3.1
454       Varicose Veins of Lower Extremities 1 0.8
458       Hypotension 1 0.8
459       Other Disorders of Circulatory System 2 1.5
460-519 Diseases of the Respiratory System 171 131.5
480-487    Pneumonia and Influenza 60 46.2
480       Viral Pneumonia 1 0.8
482       Other Bacterial Pneumonia 3 2.3
486       Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified 55 42.3
487       Influenza 1 0.8
490-496    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 84 64.6
491       Chronic Bronchitis 2 1.5
492       Emphysema 11 8.5
493       Asthma 2 1.5
494       Bronchiectasis 1 0.8
496       Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified 68 52.3
500-508    Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents 15 11.5
500       Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 5 3.8
507       Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 10 7.7
510-519    Other Diseases of Respiratory System 12 9.2
510       Empyema 1 0.8
515       Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis 5 3.8
518       Other Diseases of Lung 6 4.6
520-579 Diseases of the Digestive System 53 40.8
530-537    Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 4 3.1
530       Diseases of Esophagus 1 0.8
531       Gastric Ulcer 1 0.8
533       Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified 1 0.8
535       Gastritis and Duodenitis 1 0.8
550-553    Hernia of Abdominal Cavity 2 1.5
553       Other, without Mention of Obstruction or Gangrene 2 1.5
555-558    Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis 8 6.2
557       Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine 8 6.2
560-569 Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum 8 6.2
560       Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia 2 1.5
562       Diverticula of Intestine 1 0.8
567       Peritonitis 2 1.5
569       Other Disorders of Intestine 3 2.3
570-579    Other Diseases of Digestive System 31 23.8
570       Acute and Subacute Necrosis of Liver 1 0.8
571       Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 13 10.0
572       Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease 2 1.5
573       Other Disorders of Liver 1 0.8
575       Other Disorders of Gallbladder 1 0.8
576       Other Disorders of Biliary Tract 1 0.8
577       Diseases of Pancreas 7 5.4
578       Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 4 3.1
579       Intestinal Malabsorption 1 0.8
580-589 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 19 14.6
583    Nephritis and Nephropathy, Not Specified as Acute or Chronic 1 0.8
584    Acute Renal Failure 2 1.5
585    Chronic Renal Failure 4 3.1
586    Renal Failure, Unspecified 12 9.2
590-599 Other Diseases of Urinary System 8 6.2
593    Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter 3 2.3
599    Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract 5 3.8
630-676* Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium 1 819.7
670-676    Complications of the Puerperium 1 819.7
671       Venous Complications in Pregnancy and the Puerperium 1 819.7
710-719 Arthropathies and Related Disorders 3 2.3
710    Diffuse Diseases of Connective Tissue 1 0.8
714    Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Inflammatory Polyarthropathies 2 1.5
720-724 Dorsopathies 1 0.8
721    Spondylosis and Allied Disorders 1 0.8
730-739 Osteopathies, Chondropathies, and Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 1 0.8
730    Osteomyelitis, Periostitis, and Other Infections Involving Bone 1 0.8
740-759 Congenital Anomalies 5 3.8
742    Other, of Nervous System 1 0.8
746    Other, of Heart 1 0.8
750    Other, of Upper Alimentary Tract 1 0.8
758    Chromosomal Anomalies 1 0.8
759    Other and Unspecified 1 0.8
760-779 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 7 5.4
760    Fetus or Newborn Affected by Maternal Conditions Which May Be Unrelated to Present Pregnancy 1 0.8
767    Birth Trauma 2 1.5
769    Respiratory Distress Syndrome 1 0.8
770    Other Respiratory Conditions of Fetus and Newborn 3 2.3
780-799 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 19 14.6
780-789    Symptoms 4 3.1
780       General 1 0.8
785       Involving Cardiovascular System 3 2.3
797-799    Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality 15 11.5
797       Senility without Mention of Psychosis 7 5.4
798       Sudden Death, Cause Unknown 2 1.5
799       Other 6 4.6
E800-999** External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 108 83.1
E800-949    Accidents, All Forms 84 64.6
E810-825       Motor Vehicle Accidents 48 36.9
E810-819          Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents 45 34.6
E812             Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle 10 7.7
E814             Collision with Pedestrian 2 1.5
E815             Other Collision on the Highway 4 3.1
E816             Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway 10 7.7
E818             Other Noncollision 2 1.5
E819             Unspecified Nature 17 13.1
E820-825          Motor Vehicle Nontraffic Accidents 3 2.3
E822             Collision with Moving Object 1 0.8
E823             Collision with Stationary Object 1 0.8
E825             Other and Unspecified Nature 1 0.8
E830-838       Water Transport Accidents 1 0.8
E830          Accident to Watercraft Causing Submersion 1 0.8
E846-848       Vehicle Accidents Not Elsewhere Classifiable 1 0.8
E848          Involving Other Vehicles Not Elsewhere Classifiable 1 0.8
E850-949       Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents 34 26.2
E850-858          Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals 1 0.8
E858             Other Drugs 1 0.8
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
0.8
E879
   		                Other Procedures, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Procedure, as the Cause
                  of Abnormal Reaction of Patient, or of Later Complication
1
0.8
E880-888          Accidental Falls 9 6.9
E880             On or from Stairs or Steps 1 0.8
E884             Other from One Level to Another 2 1.5
E885             On Same Level from Slipping, Tripping, or Stumbling 1 0.8
E888             Other and Unspecified 5 3.8
E890-899          Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames 8 6.2
E890             Conflagration in Private Dwelling 8 6.2
E900-909          Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors 2 1.5
E901             Excessive Cold 1 0.8
E906             Other Injury Caused by Animals 1 0.8
E910-915          Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 5 3.8
E910             Accidental Drowning and Submersion 2 1.5
E912
   		             Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Object Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or
               Suffocation
2
1.5
E913             Accidental Mechanical Suffocation 1 0.8
E916-928          Other Accidents 8 6.2
E916             Struck Accidentally by Falling Object 4 3.1
E917             Striking Against or Struck Accidentally by Objects or Persons 1 0.8
E919             Caused by Machinery 1 0.8
E922             Caused by Firearm Missile 1 0.8
E928             Other and Unspecified Environmental and Accidental Causes 1 0.8
E950-959    Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 15 11.5
E952       Poisoning by Other Gases and Vapors 1 0.8
E953       By Hanging, Strangulation, and Suffocation 1 0.8
E955       By Firearms and Explosives 13 10.0
E960-969    Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons 7 5.4
E965       By Firearms and Explosives 6 4.6
E966       By Cutting and Piercing Instruments 1 0.8
E980-989    Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted 2 1.5
E985       Injury by Firearms and Explosives 1 0.8
E988       Injury by Other and Unspecified Means 1 0.8
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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