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

ICDA 9
Code
Number

Cause of Death
Number
of
Deaths

Rate
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 1,191 13.2
001-136 Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 15 16.7
030-041    Other Bacterial Diseases 12 13.3
038       Septicemia 11 12.2
041       In Conditions Classified Elsewhere and of Unspecified Site 1 1.1
042-044    Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1 1.1
042       Infection with Specified Conditions 1 1.1
070-079    Other Diseases Due to Viruses and Chlamydiae 1 1.1
070       Viral Hepatitis 1 1.1
130-136    Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases 1 1.1
135       Sarcoidosis 1 1.1
140-239 Neoplasms 266 295.6
140-208    Malignant Neoplasms 263 292.2
140-149       Malignant Neoplasm of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 5 5.6
141          Tongue 1 1.1
142          Major Salivary Glands 3 3.3
145          Other and Unspecified Parts of Mouth 1 1.1
150-159       Malignant Neoplasm of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 59 65.6
150          Esophagus 4 4.4
151          Stomach 5 5.6
153          Colon 32 35.6
154          Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction, and Anus 2 2.2
155          Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Ducts 4 4.4
156          Gallbladder and Extrahepatic Bile Ducts 3 3.3
157          Pancreas 8 8.9
159          Other and Ill-defined Sites within the Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 1 1.1
160-165       Malignant Neoplasm of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 83 92.2
161          Larynx 2 2.2
162          Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 81 90.0
170-175       Malignant Neoplasm of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, and Breast 27 30.0
171          Connective and Other Soft Tissue 3 3.3
172          Melanoma of Skin 9 10.0
173          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Skin 1 1.1
174          Female Breast 14 15.6
179-189       Malignant Neoplasm of Genitourinary Organs 44 48.9
179          Uterus, Part Unspecified 2 2.2
180          Cervix Uteri 2 2.2
183          Ovary and Other Uterine Adnexa 4 4.4
184          Other and Unspecified Female Genital Organs 2 2.2
185          Prostate 24 26.7
187          Penis and Other Male Genital Organs 1 1.1
188          Bladder 4 4.4
189          Kidney and Other and Unspecified Urinary Organs 5 5.6
190-199       Malignant Neoplasm of Other and Unspecified Sites 25 27.8
191          Brain 7 7.8
195          Other and Ill-defined Sites 2 2.2
199          Without Specification of Site 16 17.8
200-208       Malignant Neoplasm of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissue 20 22.2
200          Lymphosarcoma and Reticulosarcoma 1 1.1
202          Other Malignant Neoplasm of Lympoid and Histiocytic Tissue 3 3.3
203          Multiple Myeloma and Immunoproliferative Neoplasms 5 5.6
204          Lymphoid Leukemia 3 3.3
205          Myeloid Leukemia 6 6.7
208          Leukemia of Unspecified Cell Type 2 2.2
235-239    Benign and Unspecified Neoplasms and Neoplasms of Uncertain Behavior 3 3.3
239       Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 3 3.3
240-279 Endocrine, Nutritional, and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders 62 68.9
240-246    Disorders of Thyroid Gland 1 1.1
244       Acquired Hypothyroidism 1 1.1
250-259    Diseases of Other Endocrine Glands 44 48.9
250       Diabetes Mellitus 44 48.9
260-269    Nutritional Deficiencies 5 5.6
261       Nutritional Marasmus 4 4.4
263       Other and Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition 1 1.1
270-279    Other Metabolic Disorders and Immunity Disorders 12 13.3
272       Of Lipoid Metabolism 3 3.3
275       Of Mineral Metabolism 1 1.1
276       Of Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-base Balance 8 8.9
280-289 Diseases of Blood and Blood-Forming Organs 5 5.6
280    Iron Deficiency Anemias 1 1.1
281    Other Deficiency Anemias 1 1.1
283    Acquired Hemolytic Anemias 1 1.1
285    Other and Unspecified Anemias 1 1.1
289    Other 1 1.1
290-319 Mental Disorders 24 26.7
290-294    Organic Psychotic Conditions 1 1.1
290       Senile and Presenile 1 1.1
295-299    Other Psychoses 21 23.3
298       Other Nonorganic 21 23.3
300-316    Neurotic Disorders, Personality Disorders, and Other Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders 2 2.2
310       Specific Nonpsychotic Mental Disorders Following Organic Brain Damage 2 2.2
320-389 Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs 10 11.1
330-337    Hereditary and Degenerative Diseases of the Central Nervous System 8 8.9
331       Other Cerebral Degenerations 1 1.1
332       Parkinson's Disease 4 4.4
335       Anterior Horn Cell Disease 3 3.3
340-349    Other Disorders of the Central Nervous System 2 2.2
343       Infantile Cerebral Palsy 1 1.1
348       Other Conditions of Brain 1 1.1
390-459 Diseases of the Circulatory System 479 532.2
390-448    Major Cardiovascular Disease 473 525.6
390-398,
402,
404-429
   
   
      Diseases of the Heart


373


414.4
390-392          Acute Rheumatic Fever 1 1.1
391             With Heart Involvement 1 1.1
393-398          Chronic Rheumatic Heart Disease 1 1.1
396             Diseases of Mitral and Aortic Valves 1 1.1
401-405          Hypertensive Disease 10 11.1
401             Essential Hypertension 1 1.1
402             Hypertensive Heart Disease 6 6.7
403             Hypertensive Renal Disease 3 3.3
410-414          Ischemic Heart Disease 262 291.1
410             Acute Myocardial Infarction 163 181.1
413             Angina Pectoris 1 1.1
414             Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 98 108.9
415-417          Diseases of Pulmonary Circulation 3 3.3
415             Acute Pulmonary Heart Disease 3 3.3
420-429          Other Forms of Heart Disease 100 111.1
424             Other Diseases of Endocardium 9 10.0
425             Cardiomyopathy 6 6.7
427             Cardiac Dysrhythmias 25 27.8
428             Heart Failure 34 37.8
429             Ill-defined Descriptions and Complications of Heart Disease 26 28.9
430-438       Cerebrovascular Disease 79 87.8
430          Subarachnoid Hemorrhage 3 3.3
431          Intracerebral Hemorrhage 12 13.3
432          Other and Unspecified Intracranial Hemorrhage 1 1.1
434          Occlusion of Cerebral Arteries 4 4.4
436          Acute but Ill-defined 55 61.1
437          Other and Ill-defined 3 3.3
438          Late Effects of 1 1.1
440-448       Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles and Capillaries 17 18.9
440          Atherosclerosis 5 5.6
441          Aortic Aneurysm 7 7.8
443          Other Peripheral Vascular Disease 4 4.4
444          Arterial Embolism and Thrombosis 1 1.1
451-459    Diseases of Veins and Lymphatics and Other Diseases of Circulatory System 6 6.7
451       Phlebitis and Thrombophlebitis 3 3.3
456       Varicose Veins of Other Sites 1 1.1
458       Hypotension 1 1.1
459       Other Disorders of Circulatory System 1 1.1
460-519 Diseases of the Respiratory System 139 154.4
480-487    Pneumonia and Influenza 51 56.7
481       Pneumococcal Pneumonia 1 1.1
482       Other Bacterial Pneumonia 5 5.6
486       Pneumonia, Organism Unspecified 43 47.8
487       Influenza 2 2.2
490-496    Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 74 82.2
491       Chronic Bronchitis 1 1.1
492       Emphysema 13 14.4
493       Asthma 3 3.3
496       Chronic Airways Obstruction, Not Elsewhere Classified 57 63.3
500-508    Pneumoconioses and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agents 7 7.8
500       Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 1 1.1
501       Asbestosis 2 2.2
507       Pneumonitis Due to Solids and Liquids 4 4.4
510-519    Other Diseases of Respiratory System 7 7.8
511       Pleurisy 1 1.1
512       Pneumothorax 1 1.1
513       Abscess of Lung and Mediastinum 1 1.1
515       Postinflammatory Pulmonary Fibrosis 2 2.2
518       Other Diseases of Lung 1 1.1
519       Other Diseases of Respiratory System 1 1.1
520-579 Diseases of the Digestive System 51 56.7
530-537    Diseases of Esophagus, Stomach, and Duodenum 11 12.2
530       Diseases of Esophagus 1 1.1
532       Duodenal Ulcer 2 2.2
533       Peptic Ulcer, Site Unspecified 7 7.8
534       Gastrojejunal Ulcer 1 1.1
555-558    Noninfectious Enteritis and Colitis 4 4.4
555       Regional Enteritis 1 1.1
557       Vascular Insufficiency of Intestine 3 3.3
560-569 Other Diseases of Intestines and Peritoneum 13 14.4
560       Intestinal Obstruction without Mention of Hernia 5 5.6
562       Diverticula of Intestine 5 5.6
567       Peritonitis 1 1.1
569       Other Disorders of Intestine 2 2.2
570-579    Other Diseases of Digestive System 23 25.6
571       Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 11 12.2
572       Liver Abscess and Sequelae of Chronic Liver Disease 1 1.1
575       Other Disorders of Gallbladder 3 3.3
576       Other Disorders of Biliary Tract 1 1.1
577       Diseases of Pancreas 2 2.2
578       Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage 5 5.6
580-589 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 26 28.9
584    Acute Renal Failure 6 6.7
585    Chronic Renal Failure 7 7.8
586    Renal Failure, Unspecified 12 13.3
587    Renal Sclerosis, Unspecified 1 1.1
590-599 Other Diseases of Urinary System 9 10.0
590    Infections of Kidney 1 1.1
593    Other Disorders of Kidney and Ureter 1 1.1
599    Other Disorders of Urethra and Urinary Tract 7 7.8
680-709 Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 1 1.1
700-709    Other Diseases of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue 1 1.1
707       Chronic Ulcer of Skin 1 1.1
710-719 Arthropathies and Related Disorders 2 2.2
710    Diffuse Diseases of Connective Tissue 2 2.2
720-724 Dorsopathies 1 1.1
721    Spondylosis and Allied Disorders 1 1.1
725-729 Rheumatism, Excluding the Back 1 1.1
725    Polymyalgia Rheumatica 1 1.1
730-739 Osteopathies, Chondropathies, and Acquired Musculoskeletal Deformities 1 1.1
730    Osteomyelitis, Periostitis, and Other Infections Involving Bone 1 1.1
740-759 Congenital Anomalies 4 4.4
746    Other, of Heart 2 2.2
758    Chromosomal Anomalies 1 1.1
759    Other and Unspecified 1 1.1
760-779 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 1 1.1
770    Other Respiratory Conditions of Fetus and Newborn 1 1.1
780-799 Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 8 8.9
797-799    Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Morbidity and Mortality 8 8.9
797       Senility without Mention of Psychosis 1 1.1
798       Sudden Death, Cause Unknown 4 4.4
799       Other 3 3.3
E800-999* External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 86 95.6
E800-949    Accidents, All Forms 62 68.9
E810-825       Motor Vehicle Accidents 22 24.4
E810-819          Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents 20 22.2
E812             Other Collision with Another Motor Vehicle 1 1.1
E813             Collision with Other Vehicle 1 1.1
E814             Collision with Pedestrian 2 2.2
E815             Other Collision on the Highway 1 1.1
E816             Loss of Control, without Collision on the Highway 5 5.6
E818             Other Noncollision 6 6.7
E819             Unspecified Nature 4 4.4
E820-825          Motor Vehicle Nontraffic Accidents 2 2.2
E821             Other Offroad Motor Vehicle 2 2.2
E850-949       Nonmotor Vehicle Accidents 40 44.4
E850-858          Accidental Poisoning by Drugs, Medicaments, and Biologicals 4 4.4
E853             Tranquilizers 1 1.1
E858             Other Drugs 3 3.3
E870-876          Misadventures to Patients During Surgical and Medical Care 1 1.1
E870             Accidental Cut, Puncture, Perforation or Hemorrhage During Medical Care 1 1.1
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

3

3.3
E879
   
               Other Procedures, without Mention of Misadventure At the Time of Procedure, as the Cause
                  of Abnormal Reaction of Patient, or of Later Complication

3

3.3
E880-888          Accidental Falls 14 15.6
E880             On or from Stairs or Steps 3 3.3
E881             On or from Ladders or Scaffolding 1 1.1
E884             Other from One Level to Another 3 3.3
E888             Other and Unspecified 7 7.8
E890-899          Accidents Caused by Fire and Flames 5 5.6
E890             Conflagration in Private Dwelling 5 5.6
E900-909          Accidents Due to Natural and Environmental Factors 2 2.2
E900             Excessive Heat 1 1.1
E901             Excessive Cold 1 1.1
E910-915          Accidents Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 6 6.7
E910             Accidental Drowning and Submersion 1 1.1
E911             Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 2 2.2
E912
   
            Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Object Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or
               Suffocation

3

3.3
E916-928          Other Accidents 5 5.6
E916             Struck Accidentally by Falling Object 2 2.2
E920             Caused by Cutting and Piercing Instruments or Objects 1 1.1
E922             Caused by Firearm Missile 1 1.1
E925             Caused by Electric Current 1 1.1
E950-959    Suicide and Self-Inflicted Injury 13 14.4
E955       By Firearms and Explosives 13 14.4
E960-969    Homicide and Injury Purposely Inflicted by Other Persons 7 7.8
E965       By Firearms and Explosives 6 6.7
E967       Child Battering and Other Maltreatment 1 1.1
E980-989    Injury Undetermined Whether Accidentally or Purposely Inflicted 4 4.4
E985       Injury by Firearms and Explosives 2 2.2
E988       Injury by Other and Unspecified Means 2 2.2
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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