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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths: Number and Rate* by District**
District 8, 1999
Table 43

Selected Causes of Death Number Rate
Fetal Deaths 8 3.1
Total Deaths, All Causes 1,945 9.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 19 7.3
---Deaths under 28 Days 10 3.8
Tuberculosis 0 0.0
Septicemia 21 10.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 2 1.0
Malignant Neoplasms 445 215.4
---of Digestive Organs 116 56.1
------Colon 49 23.7
------Pancreas 20 9.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 131 63.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 127 61.5
---of Breast 26 12.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 58 28.1
------Cervix Uteri 6 2.9
------Ovary 7 3.4
------Prostate 20 9.7
------Bladder 12 5.8
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 114 55.2
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 4.4
Diabetes Mellitus 61 29.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 844 408.5
---Diseases of the Heart 688 333.0
------Ischemic Heart Disease 429 207.6
---Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 8 3.9
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 118 57.1
---Atherosclerosis 14 6.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 16 7.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 31 15.0
---Pneumonia 26 12.6
---Influenza 5 2.4
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 105 50.8
---Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 17 8.2
Lung Diseases due to External Agents 5 2.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 20 9.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 44 21.3
Congenital Anomalies 9 4.4
Ill-Defined and Unknown Causes of Death 17 8.2
Accidents 74 35.8
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 40 19.4
---Falls 10 4.8
---Smoke, Fires, and Flames 2 1.0
---Drownings 1 0.5
---Other Accidents 21 10.2
Intentional Self-Harm 19 9.2
Assault 8 3.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 231 111.8
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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