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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 5, 2000
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 6 3.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,991 11.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 13 6.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 8 4.0
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 27 15.7
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 0 0.0
Malignant Neoplasms 413 239.6
---of Digestive Organs 68 39.5
------Colon 23 13.3
------Pancreas 21 12.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 147 85.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 146 84.7
---of Breast 21 12.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 80 46.4
------Cervix Uteri 5 2.9
------Ovary 15 8.7
------Prostate 24 13.9
------Bladder 15 8.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 97 56.3
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 5.8
Diabetes Mellitus 56 32.5
Alzheimer's Disease 31 18.0
Major Cardiovascular Disease 937 543.7
---Diseases of the Heart 666 386.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 469 272.1
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 23 13.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 132 76.6
---Atherosclerosis 93 54.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 23 13.3
Influenza and Pneumonia 46 26.7
---Influenza 1 0.6
---Pneumonia 45 26.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 118 68.5
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 20 11.6
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 11 6.4
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 11.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 34 19.7
Congenital Anomalies 8 4.6
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 15 8.7
Accidents 54 31.3
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 25 14.5
---Falls 14 8.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 3 1.7
---Drownings 0 0.0
---Other Accidents 12 7.0
Intentional Self-Harm 20 11.6
Assault 6 3.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 186 107.9
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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