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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 3, 1999
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 26 7.3
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,380 11.7
---Deaths under 1 Year 14 3.9
---Deaths under 28 Days 6 1.7
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 56 19.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 3 1.0
Malignant Neoplasms 791 274.6
---of Digestive Organs 146 50.7
------Colon 62 21.5
------Pancreas 31 10.8
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 282 97.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 277 96.1
---of Breast 41 14.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 109 37.8
------Cervix Uteri 10 3.5
------Ovary 17 5.9
------Prostate 40 13.9
------Bladder 13 4.5
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 213 73.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 17 5.9
Diabetes Mellitus 126 43.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,308 454.0
---Diseases of the Heart 1,020 354.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 728 252.7
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 23 8.0
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 216 75.0
---Atherosclerosis 18 6.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 31 10.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 29 10.1
---Pneumonia 23 8.0
---Influenza 6 2.1
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 184 63.9
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 26 9.0
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 25 8.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 7 2.4
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 43 14.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 70 24.3
Congenital Anomalies 10 3.5
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 18 6.2
Accidents 148 51.4
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 70 24.3
---Falls 23 8.0
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 15 5.2
---Drownings 2 0.7
---Other Accidents 38 13.2
Intentional Self-Harm 27 9.4
Assault 21 7.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 504 174.9
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 March 28, 2001.

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