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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 5, 1999
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 16 8.5
Total Deaths, All Causes 2,026 11.8
---Deaths under 1 Year 16 8.5
---Deaths under 28 Days 12 6.4
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 26 15.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 1.2
Malignant Neoplasms 446 260.1
---of Digestive Organs 76 44.3
------Colon 37 21.6
------Pancreas 13 7.6
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 161 93.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 158 92.1
---of Breast 26 15.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 54 31.5
------Cervix Uteri 4 2.3
------Ovary 12 7.0
------Prostate 10 5.8
------Bladder 8 4.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 129 75.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 5.2
Diabetes Mellitus 68 39.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 977 569.7
---Diseases of the Heart 695 405.2
------Ischemic Heart Disease 480 279.9
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 13 7.6
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 162 94.5
---Atherosclerosis 82 47.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 25 14.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 24 14.0
---Pneumonia 23 13.4
---Influenza 1 0.6
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 107 62.4
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 14 8.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 8 4.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 17 9.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 38 22.2
Congenital Anomalies 8 4.7
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 5 2.9
Accidents 60 35.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 34 19.8
---Falls 7 4.1
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.2
---Drownings 3 1.7
---Other Accidents 14 8.2
Intentional Self-Harm 26 15.2
Assault 4 2.3
All Other Causes (Residual) 201 117.2
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 March 28, 2001.

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