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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 7, 2000
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 30 8.0
Total Deaths, All Causes 4,160 11.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 29 7.7
---Deaths under 28 Days 18 4.8
Tuberculosis 3 0.8
Septicemia 73 20.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 4 1.1
Malignant Neoplasms 957 266.9
---of Digestive Organs 182 50.8
------Colon 81 22.6
------Pancreas 31 8.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 323 90.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 313 87.3
---of Breast 58 16.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 147 41.0
------Cervix Uteri 12 3.3
------Ovary 26 7.3
------Prostate 42 11.7
------Bladder 24 6.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 247 68.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 22 6.1
Diabetes Mellitus 169 47.1
Alzheimer's Disease 82 22.9
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,613 449.8
---Diseases of the Heart 1,258 350.8
------Ischemic Heart Disease 863 240.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 32 8.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 235 65.5
---Atherosclerosis 32 8.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 56 15.6
Influenza and Pneumonia 57 15.9
---Influenza 5 1.4
---Pneumonia 52 14.5
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 271 75.6
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 25 7.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 35 9.8
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 9 2.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 41 11.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 77 21.5
Congenital Anomalies 16 4.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 19 5.3
Accidents 164 45.7
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 80 22.3
---Falls 31 8.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 7 2.0
---Drownings 2 0.6
---Other Accidents 44 12.3
Intentional Self-Harm 46 12.8
Assault 10 2.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 501 139.7
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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