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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 3, 2000
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 35 10.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,378 11.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 25 7.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 14 4.0
Tuberculosis 2 0.7
Septicemia 46 16.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 5 1.7
Malignant Neoplasms 816 283.8
---of Digestive Organs 144 50.1
------Colon 56 19.5
------Pancreas 40 13.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 305 106.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 290 100.9
---of Breast 68 23.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 101 35.1
------Cervix Uteri 6 2.1
------Ovary 18 6.3
------Prostate 41 14.3
------Bladder 14 4.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 198 68.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 19 6.6
Diabetes Mellitus 123 42.8
Alzheimer's Disease 76 26.4
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,189 413.5
---Diseases of the Heart 938 326.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 641 222.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 25 8.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 183 63.6
---Atherosclerosis 10 3.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 33 11.5
Influenza and Pneumonia 45 15.7
---Influenza 5 1.7
---Pneumonia 40 13.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 234 81.4
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 41 14.3
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 35 12.2
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 14 4.9
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 50 17.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 59 20.5
Congenital Anomalies 15 5.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 28 9.7
Accidents 139 48.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 63 21.9
---Falls 21 7.3
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 1.0
---Drownings 4 1.4
---Other Accidents 48 16.7
Intentional Self-Harm 38 13.2
Assault 14 4.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 445 154.8
Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
* All rates are deaths per 100,000 population except fetal deaths, deaths under 1 year, and deaths under 28 days, all of which are per 1,000 live births, and total deaths, which are per 1,000 population.
** Public Health Management Districts

Last updated April 12, 2002.

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