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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 4, 2000
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 5 3.2
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,787 12.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 14 8.8
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 5.1
Tuberculosis 1 0.7
Septicemia 20 14.1
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0.7
Malignant Neoplasms 364 256.1
---of Digestive Organs 82 57.7
------Colon 31 21.8
------Pancreas 14 9.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 120 84.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 115 80.9
---of Breast 24 16.9
---of Genitourinary Organs 55 38.7
------Cervix Uteri 2 1.4
------Ovary 9 6.3
------Prostate 24 16.9
------Bladder 4 2.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 83 58.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 7.0
Diabetes Mellitus 55 38.7
Alzheimer's Disease 23 16.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 725 510.0
---Diseases of the Heart 567 398.9
------Ischemic Heart Disease 397 279.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 12 8.4
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 117 82.3
---Atherosclerosis 5 3.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 24 16.9
Influenza and Pneumonia 47 33.1
---Influenza 5 3.5
---Pneumonia 42 29.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 109 76.7
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 20 14.1
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 31 21.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 16 11.3
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 22 15.5
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 40 28.1
Congenital Anomalies 6 4.2
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 6 4.2
Accidents 81 57.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 34 23.9
---Falls 17 12.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.4
---Drownings 4 2.8
---Other Accidents 24 16.9
Intentional Self-Harm 22 15.5
Assault 9 6.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 215 151.3
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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