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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 8, 2000
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 9 3.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,043 9.6
---Deaths under 1 Year 20 7.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 14 5.1
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 25 11.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.4
Malignant Neoplasms 494 232.5
---of Digestive Organs 117 55.1
------Colon 48 22.6
------Pancreas 22 10.4
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 143 67.3
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 136 64.0
---of Breast 33 15.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 74 34.8
------Cervix Uteri 3 1.4
------Ovary 14 6.6
------Prostate 27 12.7
------Bladder 8 3.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 127 59.8
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 4.2
Diabetes Mellitus 57 26.8
Alzheimer's Disease 43 20.2
Major Cardiovascular Disease 842 396.3
---Diseases of the Heart 651 306.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 451 212.3
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 10 4.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 135 63.5
---Atherosclerosis 21 9.9
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 25 11.8
Influenza and Pneumonia 36 16.9
---Influenza 0 0.0
---Pneumonia 36 16.9
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 116 54.6
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 9 4.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 7 3.3
---Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 26 12.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 44 20.7
Congenital Anomalies 15 7.1
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 8 3.8
Accidents 88 41.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 45 21.2
---Falls 12 5.6
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 0.9
---Drownings 3 1.4
---Other Accidents 26 12.2
Intentional Self-Harm 22 10.4
Assault 12 5.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 196 92.2
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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