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DEATHS - MISSISSIPPI - 1997                                                                                             

                                                                                                                        
INTER-                                                      TOTAL                           AGE                         
NATIONAL                                     R                BY                                                        
CLASSI-                                      A  TOTAL        RACE                                                  65  U
FICATION                         TOTAL       C    BY          AND       1-  5-  10-  15-  25-  35-   45-   55-    AND  N
NUMBER*  CAUSE*              NUMBER  RATE#   E   RACE  SEX    SEX   <1   4   9   14   24   34   44    54    64   OVER  K

440      ATHEROSCLEROSIS        102    3.8   W     80    M     37    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     0     5     32  0
                                                         F     43    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     0     1     42  0
                                            NW     22    M      6    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     1     2      3  0
                                                         F     16    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     0     1     15  0

460-519  DISEASES OF THE      2,536   94.2   W  1,971    M  1,036    5   1   0    1    4    2   11    27   101    884  0
         RESPIRATORY                                     F    935    5   1   0    1    2    4    7    17    75    823  0
         SYSTEM                             NW    565    M    312    8   1   0    1    4    5    6    27    32    228  0
                                                         F    253    8   1   0    1    4    6   11    18    17    187  0

480-486  PNEUMONIA            1,026   38.1   W    742    M    347    2   1   0    1    1    2    3     8    35    294  0
                                                         F    395    2   1   0    1    1    1    3     9    12    365  0
                                            NW    284    M    138    4   1   0    0    2    2    3    18     8    100  0
                                                         F    146    6   1   0    1    3    2    4     8     9    112  0

487      INFLUENZA                4    0.1   W      4    M      3    0   0   0    0    1    0    0     0     0      2  0
                                                         F      1    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     0     0      1  0
                                            NW      0    M      0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     0     0      0  0
                                                         F      0    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     0     0      0  0

492      EMPHYSEMA              133    4.9   W    114    M     73    0   0   0    0    0    0    3     1    12     57  0
                                                         F     41    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     1     7     33  0
                                            NW     19    M     14    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     3     1     10  0
                                                         F      5    0   0   0    0    0    0    0     1     0      4  0

490,491  OTHER CHRONIC          966   35.9   W    802    M    460    1   0   0    0    2    0    1    10    38    408  0
         OBSTRUCTIVE PUL-                                F    342    1   0   0    0    1    1    2     4    45    288  0
         MONARY DISEASES                    NW    164    M    103    0   0   0    1    2    3    1     2    14     80  0
         AND ALLIED                                      F     61    1   0   0    0    0    2    4     7     5     42  0
         CONDITIONS                                                                                                     

520-579  DISEASES OF THE        800   29.7   W    593    M    290    0   0   0    2    0    4   20    46    53    165  0
         DIGESTIVE SYSTEM                                F    303    2   1   0    0    2    0   11    20    34    233  0
                                            NW    207    M    113    3   1   0    1    2    5   12    18    23     48  0
                                                         F     94    0   0   0    0    2    3    9    13    14     53  0