TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ADAMS, ALCORN, AMITE, AND ATTALA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
ADAMS COUNTY ALCORN COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 1 1 0 2.8 5.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 0 1 2.8 - 5.6 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 98 49 49 272.4 272.5 272.3 86 71 15 269.6 252.7 394.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 2 3 13.9 11.1 16.7 7 7 0 21.9 24.9 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 174 81 93 483.6 450.4 516.8 122 105 17 382.5 373.7 447.2
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 0 2 5.6 - 11.1 10 9 1 31.4 32.0 26.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 28 9 19 77.8 50.0 105.6 28 24 4 87.8 85.4 105.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 2.8 5.6 - 2 2 0 6.3 7.1 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 17 5 12 47.2 27.8 66.7 23 22 1 72.1 78.3 26.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 11 8 3 30.6 44.5 16.7 15 15 0 47.0 53.4 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 6.3 7.1 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 2 4 16.7 11.1 22.2 9 9 0 28.2 32.0 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 0 1 2.8 - 5.6 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 1 2 8.3 5.6 11.1 4 4 0 12.5 14.2 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 5 1 4 10.4 5.4 13.6 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 18 12 6 50.0 66.7 33.3 31 31 0 97.2 110.3 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 3 0 8.3 16.7 - 17 17 0 53.3 60.5 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 1 1 5.6 5.6 5.6 9 9 0 28.2 32.0 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 6 0 6 16.7 - 33.3 1 1 0 3.1 3.6 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 2.8 5.6 - 5 3 2 15.7 10.7 52.6
AMITE COUNTY ATTALA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 39 28 11 281.5 374.9 172.3 57 40 17 313.1 377.4 223.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 7 4 3 50.5 53.6 47.0 2 1 1 11.0 9.4 13.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 36 20 16 259.8 267.8 250.6 90 59 31 494.4 556.6 407.6
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 7.2 13.4 - 1 1 0 5.5 9.4 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 6 4 2 43.3 53.6 31.3 17 15 2 93.4 141.5 26.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.5 9.4 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 1 1 0 7.2 13.4 - 10 10 0 54.9 94.3 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 7 6 1 50.5 80.3 15.7 12 10 2 65.9 94.3 26.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 16.5 18.9 13.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 1 2 21.6 13.4 31.3 4 4 0 22.0 37.7 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 11.0 9.4 13.1
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 6.0 - 13.5 2 1 1 8.0 8.6 7.4
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 5 2 3 36.1 26.8 47.0 14 7 7 76.9 66.0 92.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 2 1 1 14.4 13.4 15.7 10 5 5 54.9 47.2 65.7
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 3 1 28.9 40.2 15.7 2 1 1 11.0 9.4 13.1
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 0 4 28.9 - 62.6 8 1 7 43.9 9.4 92.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF BENTON, BOLIVAR, CALHOUN, AND CARROLL COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
BENTON COUNTY BOLIVAR COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 4.8 - 7.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 15 12 3 191.3 262.9 91.6 97 34 63 233.9 245.4 228.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 1 2 38.3 21.9 61.0 16 3 13 38.6 21.6 47.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 29 20 9 369.8 438.1 274.7 169 73 96 407.5 526.8 347.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 4 0 4 9.6 - 14.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 8 8 0 102.0 175.2 - 30 10 20 72.3 72.2 72.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 3 12.0 14.4 10.9
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 5 0 63.8 109.5 - 20 8 12 48.2 57.7 43.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 5 5 0 63.8 109.5 - 17 10 7 41.0 72.2 25.4
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 3 12.0 14.4 10.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 1 1 0 12.8 21.9 - 7 3 4 16.9 21.6 14.5
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 4.8 - 7.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 2.9 - 3.8
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 4 2 2 51.0 43.8 61.0 28 10 18 67.5 72.2 65.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 2 1 38.3 43.8 30.5 17 7 10 41.0 50.5 36.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 7.2 14.4 3.6
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 6 1 5 14.5 7.2 18.1
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 12.8 21.9 - 4 0 4 9.6 - 14.5
CALHOUN COUNTY CARROLL COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 0 1 6.8 - 23.8 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 46 33 13 314.4 316.6 309.1 23 14 9 233.6 237.2 228.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 3 0 20.5 28.8 - 2 1 1 20.3 16.9 25.4
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 67 55 12 458.0 527.6 285.3 31 18 13 314.9 305.0 329.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 14 13 1 95.7 124.7 23.8 6 2 4 61.0 33.9 101.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 4 4 0 27.3 38.4 - 3 2 1 30.5 33.9 25.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 6 6 0 41.0 57.6 - 3 3 0 30.5 50.8 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 6.8 9.6 - 2 2 0 20.3 33.9 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 1 1 0 6.8 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 6.8 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 1 0 6.8 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 16 11 5 109.4 105.5 118.9 3 3 0 30.5 50.8 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 10 6 4 68.4 57.6 95.1 1 1 0 10.2 16.9 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 1 0 6.8 9.6 - 1 1 0 10.2 16.9 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 6.8 9.6 - 3 1 2 30.5 16.9 50.7
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 6.8 - 23.8 1 0 1 10.2 - 25.4
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CLAIBORNE, AND CLARKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
CHICKASAW COUNTY CHOCTAW COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 11.2 16.4 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 42 27 15 238.0 258.5 208.2 17 12 5 190.3 196.2 177.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 3 2 28.3 28.7 27.8 2 2 0 22.4 32.7 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 77 59 18 436.3 565.0 249.8 35 26 9 391.8 425.2 319.3
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 9 7 2 51.0 67.0 27.8 6 4 2 67.2 65.4 70.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 11.2 16.4 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 7 4 3 39.7 38.3 41.6 3 2 1 33.6 32.7 35.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 6 4 2 34.0 38.3 27.8 2 1 1 22.4 16.4 35.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 1 1 11.3 9.6 13.9 1 1 0 11.2 16.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 4 0 22.7 38.3 - 4 4 0 44.8 65.4 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 5.7 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 0 1 317.5 - 617.3 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 11.2 - 35.5
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 10 7 3 56.7 67.0 41.6 10 6 4 111.9 98.1 141.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 2 2 0 11.3 19.2 - 7 3 4 78.4 49.1 141.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 11.3 19.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 0 4 22.7 - 55.5 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 3 2 1 17.0 19.2 13.9 0 0 0 - - -
CLAIBORNE COUNTY CLARKE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 0 1 8.8 - 10.6 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 20 10 10 176.6 537.0 105.7 27 18 9 156.6 162.7 145.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 1 0 8.8 53.7 - 1 0 1 5.8 - 16.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 55 10 45 485.7 537.0 475.6 93 64 29 539.4 578.3 469.6
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 8 5 3 70.6 268.5 31.7 16 8 8 92.8 72.3 129.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 0 1 8.8 - 10.6 1 1 0 5.8 9.0 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 1 4 44.2 53.7 42.3 4 1 3 23.2 9.0 48.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 0 0 0 - - - 9 6 3 52.2 54.2 48.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.8 9.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 0 2 17.7 - 21.1 3 1 2 17.4 9.0 32.4
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 0 1 8.8 - 10.6 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 0 1 8.8 - 10.6 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 4.9 - 5.4 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 6 0 6 53.0 - 63.4 11 9 2 63.8 81.3 32.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 5 0 5 44.2 - 52.8 4 3 1 23.2 27.1 16.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 5 5 0 29.0 45.2 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 0 4 35.3 - 42.3 2 1 1 11.6 9.0 16.2
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 1 1 17.7 53.7 10.6 2 2 0 11.6 18.1 -
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CLAY, COAHOMA, COPIAH, AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
CLAY COUNTY COAHOMA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 6 0 6 18.4 - 27.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 35 20 15 161.3 206.8 124.6 66 24 42 202.3 220.4 193.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 1 4 23.0 10.3 33.2 14 2 12 42.9 18.4 55.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 101 52 49 465.4 537.8 407.2 151 58 93 462.8 532.6 427.9
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 7 2 5 21.4 18.4 23.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 17 8 9 78.3 82.7 74.8 19 8 11 58.2 73.4 50.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 0 1 4.6 - 8.3 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 7 6 1 32.2 62.0 8.3 12 4 8 36.8 36.7 36.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 8 8 0 36.9 82.7 - 11 8 3 33.7 73.4 13.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 4.6 10.3 - 2 1 1 6.1 9.2 4.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 11 4 7 50.7 41.4 58.2 3 1 2 9.2 9.2 9.2
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 164.2 892.8 -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 6.1 9.2 4.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 5.8 - 8.6 4 0 4 6.6 - 8.0
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 5 1 4 23.0 10.3 33.2 25 6 19 76.6 55.1 87.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 2 0 2 9.2 - 16.6 10 3 7 30.6 27.5 32.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 1 0 4.6 10.3 - 3 2 1 9.2 18.4 4.6
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 0 2 9.2 - 16.6 6 2 4 18.4 18.4 18.4
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 4.6 - 8.3 6 2 4 18.4 18.4 18.4
COPIAH COUNTY COVINGTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 75 38 37 267.6 286.7 250.5 35 16 19 218.6 158.8 320.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 8 3 5 28.5 22.6 33.8 6 3 3 37.5 29.8 50.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 113 65 48 403.2 490.3 325.0 75 53 22 468.4 526.0 370.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 4 1 3 14.3 7.5 20.3 1 1 0 6.2 9.9 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 7 2 5 25.0 15.1 33.8 21 13 8 131.2 129.0 134.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 2 2 0 7.1 15.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 9 1 8 32.1 7.5 54.2 11 9 2 68.7 89.3 33.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 13 13 0 46.4 98.1 - 13 10 3 81.2 99.2 50.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 1 1 7.1 7.5 6.8 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 8 3 5 28.5 22.6 33.8 3 1 2 18.7 9.9 33.7
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 6.2 - 16.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 0 1 3.6 - 6.8 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 0 3 7.8 - 12.3 2 0 2 7.0 - 14.8
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 27 11 16 96.3 83.0 108.3 13 7 6 81.2 69.5 101.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 11 3 8 39.2 22.6 54.2 7 3 4 43.7 29.8 67.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 0 1 3.6 - 6.8 3 3 0 18.7 29.8 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 3.6 7.5 - 3 0 3 18.7 - 50.6
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 1 3 14.3 7.5 20.3 4 1 3 25.0 9.9 50.6
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF DESOTO, FORREST, FRANKLIN, AND GEORGE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
DESOTO COUNTY FORREST COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.4 - 4.3
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 2 0 2.2 2.7 - 2 2 0 2.8 4.1 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 166 142 24 187.4 189.1 177.9 146 105 41 201.6 214.0 175.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 7 6 1 7.9 8.0 7.4 19 12 7 26.2 24.4 30.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 152 134 18 171.6 178.5 133.4 298 223 75 411.4 454.5 321.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 30 26 4 33.9 34.6 29.6 3 3 0 4.1 6.1 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 35 33 2 39.5 44.0 14.8 46 36 10 63.5 73.4 42.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 1.1 1.3 - 3 2 1 4.1 4.1 4.3
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 24 19 5 27.1 25.3 37.1 36 30 6 49.7 61.1 25.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 25 24 1 28.2 32.0 7.4 31 29 2 42.8 59.1 8.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 7 7 0 7.9 9.3 - 5 4 1 6.9 8.2 4.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 5 1 6.8 6.7 7.4 8 5 3 11.0 10.2 12.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 4.1 4.1 4.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 11 9 2 12.4 12.0 14.8 1 0 1 1.4 - 4.3
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 1 1 1.4 0.8 4.6 4 3 1 3.6 4.8 2.0
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 38 30 8 42.9 40.0 59.3 28 20 8 38.7 40.8 34.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 18 17 1 20.3 22.6 7.4 20 15 5 27.6 30.6 21.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 7 7 0 7.9 9.3 - 5 4 1 6.9 8.2 4.3
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 11 8 3 12.4 10.6 22.2 9 3 6 12.4 6.1 25.7
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 8 5 3 9.0 6.7 22.2 5 2 3 6.9 4.1 12.8
FRANKLIN COUNTY GEORGE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 2 0 25.2 41.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 28 20 8 352.1 412.7 257.6 46 42 4 257.2 263.0 208.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 2 1 1 25.2 20.6 32.2 5 4 1 28.0 25.0 52.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 44 26 18 553.3 536.5 579.5 56 50 6 313.1 313.1 313.3
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 6 5 1 75.4 103.2 32.2 14 13 1 78.3 81.4 52.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 12.6 20.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 2 1 1 25.2 20.6 32.2 7 7 0 39.1 43.8 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 2 2 0 25.2 41.3 - 7 6 1 39.1 37.6 52.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 16.8 12.5 52.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 3 0 37.7 61.9 - 1 1 0 5.6 6.3 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 7 6 1 88.0 123.8 32.2 15 13 2 83.9 81.4 104.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 2 1 37.7 41.3 32.2 11 9 2 61.5 56.4 104.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 37.7 61.9 - 1 1 0 5.6 6.3 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 0 2 25.2 - 64.4 4 1 3 22.4 6.3 156.6
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.6 6.3 -
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF GREENE, GRENADA, HANCOCK, AND HARRISON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
GREENE COUNTY GRENADA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 13.7 - 31.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 24 17 7 214.3 195.0 281.8 60 43 17 273.4 344.2 179.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 7 5 2 62.5 57.4 80.5 4 2 2 18.2 16.0 21.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 41 32 9 366.0 367.1 362.3 95 59 36 433.0 472.3 381.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 7 7 0 62.5 80.3 - 38 18 20 173.2 144.1 211.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 2 2 0 17.8 22.9 - 14 12 2 63.8 96.0 21.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 3 3 0 26.8 34.4 - 10 8 2 45.6 64.0 21.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 8.9 11.5 - 2 2 0 9.1 16.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 2 1 26.8 22.9 40.2 9 6 3 41.0 48.0 31.7
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 9.1 16.0 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 6.4 - 12.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 4 4 0 35.7 45.9 - 14 10 4 63.8 80.0 42.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 3 0 26.8 34.4 - 10 7 3 45.6 56.0 31.7
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 26.8 34.4 - 3 2 1 13.7 16.0 10.6
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 8.9 - 40.2 4 0 4 18.2 - 42.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 8.9 11.5 - 3 1 2 13.7 8.0 21.2
HANCOCK COUNTY HARRISON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 0.6 0.8 -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 2 0 5.5 6.2 - 7 3 4 4.1 2.3 10.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 102 92 10 281.9 287.1 241.4 434 353 81 254.0 269.4 203.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 8 7 1 22.1 21.8 24.1 15 10 5 8.8 7.6 12.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 113 110 3 312.3 343.3 72.4 634 530 104 371.1 404.5 261.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 4 2 2 2.3 1.5 5.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 21 21 0 58.0 65.5 - 88 69 19 51.5 52.7 47.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 12 11 1 7.0 8.4 2.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 16 14 2 44.2 43.7 48.3 55 49 6 32.2 37.4 15.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 18 17 1 49.7 53.0 24.1 69 65 4 40.4 49.6 10.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 3 0 8.3 9.4 - 35 33 2 20.5 25.2 5.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 11 9 2 30.4 28.1 48.3 21 16 5 12.3 12.2 12.6
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 2.8 3.1 - 2 1 1 1.2 0.8 2.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 4 4 0 11.0 12.5 - 5 4 1 2.9 3.0 2.5
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 12 4 8 4.3 2.0 10.0
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 24 24 0 66.3 74.9 - 60 45 15 35.1 34.3 37.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 12 12 0 33.2 37.4 - 30 22 8 17.6 16.8 20.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 16 16 0 44.2 49.9 - 35 31 4 20.5 23.7 10.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 6 5 1 16.6 15.6 24.1 15 5 10 8.8 3.8 25.1
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 2.8 3.1 - 8 4 4 4.7 3.0 10.0
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF HINDS, HOLMES, HUMPHREYS, AND ISSAQUENA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
HINDS COUNTY HOLMES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 2 0 2 0.8 - 1.4 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 48 7 41 19.0 6.0 29.9 1 0 1 4.8 - 6.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 556 301 255 219.7 259.8 185.8 41 11 30 197.4 236.4 186.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 46 13 33 18.2 11.2 24.0 5 4 1 24.1 85.9 6.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 773 413 360 305.4 356.5 262.3 88 20 68 423.7 429.7 421.9
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 12 3 9 4.7 2.6 6.6 2 0 2 9.6 - 12.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 165 94 71 65.2 81.1 51.7 17 4 13 81.8 85.9 80.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 7 5 2 2.8 4.3 1.4 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 75 45 30 29.6 38.8 21.8 10 4 6 48.1 85.9 37.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 113 84 29 44.6 72.5 21.1 5 2 3 24.1 43.0 18.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 17 15 2 6.7 12.9 1.4 3 0 3 14.4 - 18.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 23 11 12 9.1 9.5 8.7 6 2 4 28.9 43.0 24.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 0.4 0.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 1 0 24.6 88.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 11 5 6 4.3 4.3 4.4 2 1 1 9.6 21.5 6.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 13 1 12 3.2 0.9 4.1 2 0 2 5.5 - 6.4
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 113 45 68 44.6 38.8 49.5 22 4 18 105.9 85.9 111.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 63 24 39 24.9 20.7 28.4 15 2 13 72.2 43.0 80.7
SUICIDE (950-959) 19 11 8 7.5 9.5 5.8 2 1 1 9.6 21.5 6.2
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 70 14 56 27.6 12.1 40.8 5 1 4 24.1 21.5 24.8
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 15 5 10 5.9 4.3 7.3 2 0 2 9.6 - 12.4
HUMPHREYS COUNTY ISSAQUENA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 32 14 18 279.4 402.9 225.6 4 2 2 221.6 259.4 193.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 0 3 26.2 - 37.6 1 0 1 55.4 - 96.7
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 51 18 33 445.3 518.0 413.6 5 1 4 277.0 129.7 386.8
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 12 6 6 104.8 172.7 75.2 5 3 2 277.0 389.1 193.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 8 3 5 69.8 86.3 62.7 0 0 0 - - -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 1 0 1 8.7 - 12.5 1 1 0 55.4 129.7 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 1 0 1 8.7 - 12.5 0 0 0 - - -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 1 0 8.7 28.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 5.6 - 7.0 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 8 0 8 69.8 - 100.3 1 0 1 55.4 - 96.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 5 0 5 43.6 - 62.7 0 0 0 - - -
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 5 1 4 43.6 28.8 50.1 1 0 1 55.4 - 96.7
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 0 2 17.5 - 25.1 1 1 0 55.4 129.7 -
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ITAWAMBA, JACKSON, JASPER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
ITAWAMBA COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 10 6 4 7.5 5.8 13.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 39 39 0 197.0 211.8 - 238 198 40 178.8 192.0 133.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 2 1 15.2 10.9 72.4 23 17 6 17.3 16.5 20.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 100 93 7 505.1 505.0 506.5 298 241 57 223.8 233.6 190.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 0.8 - 3.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 20 19 1 101.0 103.2 72.4 52 41 11 39.0 39.8 36.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 8 7 1 6.0 6.8 3.3
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 11 11 0 55.6 59.7 - 23 19 4 17.3 18.4 13.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 18 17 1 90.9 92.3 72.4 43 39 4 32.3 37.8 13.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 2 0 10.1 10.9 - 19 17 2 14.3 16.5 6.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 2 0 10.1 10.9 - 13 9 4 9.8 8.7 13.3
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 5.0 5.4 - 2 2 0 1.5 1.9 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 13 10 3 9.8 9.7 10.0
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 1 0 3.8 4.4 - 9 4 5 5.1 3.2 9.4
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 12 12 0 60.6 65.2 - 61 55 6 45.8 53.3 20.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 7 0 35.4 38.0 - 31 29 2 23.3 28.1 6.7
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 10.1 10.9 - 16 15 1 12.0 14.5 3.3
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 2 0 10.1 10.9 - 12 6 6 9.0 5.8 20.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 2 0 10.1 10.9 - 9 9 0 6.8 8.7 -
JASPER COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 1 1 11.6 12.2 11.0 2 1 1 24.1 95.3 13.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 36 22 14 208.9 269.4 154.4 23 3 20 277.3 286.0 276.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 2 0 2 11.6 - 22.0 5 0 5 60.3 - 69.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 75 41 34 435.2 502.0 374.9 33 7 26 397.8 667.3 358.8
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 12.0 - 13.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 10 3 7 58.0 36.7 77.2 3 1 2 36.2 95.3 27.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 10 5 5 58.0 61.2 55.1 4 3 1 48.2 286.0 13.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 5 4 1 29.0 49.0 11.0 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 5.8 12.2 - 2 0 2 24.1 - 27.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 2 0 11.6 24.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 0 1 5.8 - 11.0 1 0 1 12.0 - 13.8
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 14 10 4 81.2 122.4 44.1 8 1 7 96.4 95.3 96.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 4 2 34.8 49.0 22.0 5 0 5 60.3 - 69.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 1 1 11.6 12.2 11.0 1 0 1 12.0 - 13.8
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 1 2 17.4 12.2 22.0 2 0 2 24.1 - 27.6
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 24.1 95.3 13.8
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF JEFF DAVIS, JONES, KEMPER, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY JONES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 3.2 - 12.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 33 22 11 244.0 388.2 139.9 139 118 21 223.3 257.8 127.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 0 1 7.4 - 12.7 12 4 8 19.3 8.7 48.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 77 41 36 569.2 723.5 458.0 247 193 54 396.8 421.6 327.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 6.4 6.6 6.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 10 3 7 73.9 52.9 89.0 42 34 8 67.5 74.3 48.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 3.2 2.2 6.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 10 8 2 73.9 141.2 25.4 54 46 8 86.7 100.5 48.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 6 4 2 44.4 70.6 25.4 27 25 2 43.4 54.6 12.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 7 5 2 11.2 10.9 12.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 0 2 14.8 - 25.4 17 13 4 27.3 28.4 24.3
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 1 0 7.4 17.6 - 5 3 2 8.0 6.6 12.1
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 0 3 16.0 - 23.8 4 2 2 4.1 3.3 5.7
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 12 2 10 88.7 35.3 127.2 34 28 6 54.6 61.2 36.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 1 6 51.7 17.6 76.3 17 13 4 27.3 28.4 24.3
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 14.8 35.3 - 14 11 3 22.5 24.0 18.2
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 2 2 29.6 35.3 25.4 10 5 5 16.1 10.9 30.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 7.4 17.6 - 4 3 1 6.4 6.6 6.1
KEMPER COUNTY LAFAYETTE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.9 - 10.6
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 18 9 9 170.6 210.1 143.5 69 43 26 200.6 172.5 274.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 2 1 1 19.0 23.3 15.9 5 4 1 14.5 16.0 10.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 33 17 16 312.7 396.8 255.2 80 64 16 232.6 256.8 169.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 0 2 19.0 - 31.9 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 11 6 5 104.2 140.0 79.7 19 16 3 55.2 64.2 31.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 9.5 23.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 3 2 47.4 70.0 31.9 9 8 1 26.2 32.1 10.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 0 0 0 - - - 20 17 3 58.2 68.2 31.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 1 1 19.0 23.3 15.9 5 4 1 14.5 16.0 10.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 1 3 37.9 23.3 47.8 8 4 4 23.3 16.0 42.3
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 8.7 8.0 10.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 17.1 - 22.5 1 1 0 2.3 3.8 -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 10 2 8 94.8 46.7 127.6 18 10 8 52.3 40.1 84.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 2 5 66.3 46.7 79.7 8 3 5 23.3 12.0 52.8
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 0 1 9.5 - 15.9 2 2 0 5.8 8.0 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 2 0 19.0 46.7 - 2 1 1 5.8 4.0 10.6
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 5 4 1 14.5 16.0 10.6
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LAMAR, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, AND LEAKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
LAMAR COUNTY LAUDERDALE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 1 0 3.2 3.6 - 7 2 5 9.2 4.1 17.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 51 46 5 162.1 168.0 122.4 155 103 52 202.7 213.1 184.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 3 0 9.5 11.0 - 10 6 4 13.1 12.4 14.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 95 85 10 302.0 310.5 244.8 286 200 86 374.0 413.8 305.6
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 3 2 1 9.5 7.3 24.5 1 1 0 1.3 2.1 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 16 14 2 50.9 51.1 49.0 46 33 13 60.2 68.3 46.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 4 4 0 5.2 8.3 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 11 11 0 35.0 40.2 - 38 25 13 49.7 51.7 46.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 9 8 1 28.6 29.2 24.5 35 28 7 45.8 57.9 24.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 3.2 3.6 - 10 7 3 13.1 14.5 10.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 6 0 19.1 21.9 - 8 3 5 10.5 6.2 17.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 2.6 4.1 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 3.4 - 19.6 10 3 7 8.8 4.9 13.4
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 7 5 2 22.2 18.3 49.0 33 23 10 43.2 47.6 35.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 2 1 9.5 7.3 24.5 12 8 4 15.7 16.6 14.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 6 5 1 19.1 18.3 24.5 13 10 3 17.0 20.7 10.7
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 3.2 3.6 - 10 4 6 13.1 8.3 21.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 3 1 12.7 11.0 24.5 3 2 1 3.9 4.1 3.6
LAWRENCE COUNTY LEAKE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 1 0 8.2 12.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 27 18 9 222.4 226.8 213.9 56 35 21 301.4 320.9 273.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 2 2 32.9 25.2 47.5 5 3 2 26.9 27.5 26.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 39 28 11 321.2 352.8 261.5 108 78 30 581.3 715.1 391.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 4 1 3 21.5 9.2 39.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 7 4 3 57.6 50.4 71.3 20 14 6 107.6 128.4 78.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 3 2 1 24.7 25.2 23.8 10 5 5 53.8 45.8 65.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 5 5 0 41.2 63.0 - 8 6 2 43.1 55.0 26.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 8.2 12.6 - 3 2 1 16.1 18.3 13.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 2 2 32.9 25.2 47.5 4 2 2 21.5 18.3 26.1
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.0 6.1 -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 9 4 5 74.1 50.4 118.8 16 9 7 86.1 82.5 91.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 2 4 49.4 25.2 95.1 10 6 4 53.8 55.0 52.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 10.8 9.2 13.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 2 0 16.5 25.2 - 3 2 1 16.1 18.3 13.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 10.8 9.2 13.0
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LEE, LEFLORE, LINCOLN, AND LOWNDES COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
LEE COUNTY LEFLORE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 2 0 2.7 3.5 - 1 0 1 2.7 - 4.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 137 108 29 185.8 189.1 174.5 95 37 58 257.0 274.7 246.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 8 6 2 10.8 10.5 12.0 5 1 4 13.5 7.4 17.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 279 208 71 378.4 364.1 427.2 176 84 92 476.1 623.6 391.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 3 2 1 4.1 3.5 6.0 2 1 1 5.4 7.4 4.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 52 37 15 70.5 64.8 90.3 23 5 18 62.2 37.1 76.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 2 2 0 2.7 3.5 - 1 1 0 2.7 7.4 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 32 27 5 43.4 47.3 30.1 13 8 5 35.2 59.4 21.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 26 25 1 35.2 43.8 6.0 15 8 7 40.6 59.4 29.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 7 6 1 9.5 10.5 6.0 4 4 0 10.8 29.7 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 7 4 3 9.5 7.0 18.0 4 2 2 10.8 14.8 8.5
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 4 1 3 5.4 1.8 18.0 1 0 1 2.7 - 4.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 10 2 8 8.7 2.6 21.1 4 1 3 6.0 7.0 5.7
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 37 29 8 50.2 50.8 48.1 19 6 13 51.4 44.5 55.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 17 13 4 23.0 22.8 24.1 7 1 6 18.9 7.4 25.5
SUICIDE (950-959) 5 4 1 6.8 7.0 6.0 4 2 2 10.8 14.8 8.5
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 7 4 3 9.5 7.0 18.0 10 1 9 27.0 7.4 38.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 8 5 3 10.8 8.8 18.0 3 1 2 8.1 7.4 8.5
LINCOLN COUNTY LOWNDES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.6 - 4.2
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 3.2 2.7 4.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 61 45 16 191.2 204.2 162.1 113 69 44 183.8 183.6 184.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 23 15 8 72.1 68.0 81.0 7 3 4 11.4 8.0 16.7
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 113 85 28 354.1 385.6 283.7 212 126 86 344.8 335.2 360.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 4 4 0 12.5 18.1 - 3 2 1 4.9 5.3 4.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 26 16 10 81.5 72.6 101.3 36 22 14 58.6 58.5 58.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 1.6 2.7 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 22 18 4 68.9 81.7 40.5 12 9 3 19.5 23.9 12.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 17 16 1 53.3 72.6 10.1 13 12 1 21.1 31.9 4.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 9 4 5 14.6 10.6 20.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 3 1 12.5 13.6 10.1 7 4 3 11.4 10.6 12.6
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 4 2 2 12.5 9.1 20.3 1 0 1 1.6 - 4.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 1 2 6.6 3.4 12.6 9 4 5 8.6 8.0 9.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 13 7 6 40.7 31.8 60.8 40 21 19 65.1 55.9 79.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 5 1 18.8 22.7 10.1 23 11 12 37.4 29.3 50.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 3 1 12.5 13.6 10.1 5 4 1 8.1 10.6 4.2
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 3.1 - 10.1 5 2 3 8.1 5.3 12.6
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 65 45 20 105.7 119.7 83.7
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF MADISON, MARION, MARSHALL, AND MONROE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
MADISON COUNTY MARION COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 1 0 1 1.5 - 3.5 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 0 2 2.9 - 7.1 1 1 0 4.0 5.9 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 86 50 36 126.1 125.3 127.3 60 43 17 240.6 252.6 214.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 15 6 9 22.0 15.0 31.8 6 4 2 24.1 23.5 25.3
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 151 87 64 221.5 218.1 226.3 114 76 38 457.1 446.4 480.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 3 1 2 4.4 2.5 7.1 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 33 22 11 48.4 55.1 38.9 38 25 13 152.4 146.9 164.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.0 - 12.6
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 20 13 7 29.3 32.6 24.8 13 9 4 52.1 52.9 50.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 14 11 3 20.5 27.6 10.6 15 13 2 60.1 76.4 25.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 2 1 4.4 5.0 3.5 4 3 1 16.0 17.6 12.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 8 5 3 11.7 12.5 10.6 6 4 2 24.1 23.5 25.3
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 4 2 2 5.9 5.0 7.1 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 5 3 2 4.4 4.9 3.7 1 1 0 2.5 4.2 -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 39 24 15 57.2 60.2 53.0 12 9 3 48.1 52.9 37.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 16 8 8 23.5 20.0 28.3 6 5 1 24.1 29.4 12.6
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 4 0 5.9 10.0 - 3 3 0 12.0 17.6 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 14 3 11 20.5 7.5 38.9 4 0 4 16.0 - 50.5
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 5 2 3 7.3 5.0 10.6 1 1 0 4.0 5.9 -
MARSHALL COUNTY MONROE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 1 0 1 3.1 - 6.0 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 1 0 3.1 6.3 - 1 1 0 2.7 4.0 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 71 37 34 219.0 234.0 204.8 71 48 23 194.4 192.5 198.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 1 4 15.4 6.3 24.1 7 5 2 19.2 20.0 17.3
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 96 47 49 296.2 297.2 295.2 134 99 35 367.0 397.0 302.3
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 16 4 12 49.4 25.3 72.3 3 3 0 8.2 12.0 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 24 11 13 74.0 69.6 78.3 24 17 7 65.7 68.2 60.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 3 2 1 9.2 12.6 6.0 1 0 1 2.7 - 8.6
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 2 3 15.4 12.6 18.1 21 17 4 57.5 68.2 34.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 16 15 1 49.4 94.8 6.0 19 15 4 52.0 60.2 34.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 0 2 6.2 - 12.0 4 4 0 11.0 16.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 8 2 6 24.7 12.6 36.1 9 3 6 24.6 12.0 51.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.5 8.0 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 1 0 189.0 446.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 1 2 5.7 4.5 6.6 3 2 1 6.6 6.8 6.1
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 26 17 9 80.2 107.5 54.2 19 14 5 52.0 56.1 43.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 17 12 5 52.4 75.9 30.1 8 5 3 21.9 20.0 25.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 5 5 0 15.4 31.6 - 5 4 1 13.7 16.0 8.6
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 3.1 6.3 - 2 2 0 5.5 8.0 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 3 2 1 9.2 12.6 6.0 4 4 0 11.0 16.0 -
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY, NESHOBA, NEWTON, AND NOXUBEE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NESHOBA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 1 0 8.4 15.8 - 1 0 1 3.7 - 11.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 34 21 13 286.1 332.5 233.6 55 41 14 204.2 225.5 160.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 3 3 50.5 47.5 53.9 5 3 2 18.6 16.5 22.8
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 71 43 28 597.5 680.8 503.0 110 92 18 408.4 506.0 205.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 21 12 9 176.7 190.0 161.7 25 22 3 92.8 121.0 34.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 7 3 4 58.9 47.5 71.9 8 7 1 29.7 38.5 11.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 7 5 2 58.9 79.2 35.9 4 4 0 14.8 22.0 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 11 2 9 40.8 11.0 102.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 2 2 33.7 31.7 35.9 4 2 2 14.8 11.0 22.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 236.4 - 526.3
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 0 2 16.8 - 35.9 2 2 0 7.4 11.0 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 1 1 10.8 12.0 9.8 2 1 1 4.7 4.3 5.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 14 6 8 117.8 95.0 143.7 16 9 7 59.4 49.5 80.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 11 5 6 92.6 79.2 107.8 9 7 2 33.4 38.5 22.8
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 25.2 47.5 - 4 4 0 14.8 22.0 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 0 3 25.2 - 53.9 3 3 0 11.1 16.5 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 2 0 16.8 31.7 - 12 7 5 44.6 38.5 57.1
NEWTON COUNTY NOXUBEE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 8.2 - 11.2
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.9 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 49 38 11 226.5 263.3 152.9 36 15 21 296.7 463.0 236.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 7 2 5 32.4 13.8 69.5 5 1 4 41.2 30.9 45.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 88 61 27 406.8 422.6 375.2 44 19 25 362.6 586.4 281.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 8.2 30.9 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 14 13 1 64.7 90.1 13.9 11 1 10 90.6 30.9 112.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 8.2 - 11.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 5 0 23.1 34.6 - 3 2 1 24.7 61.7 11.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 10 6 4 46.2 41.6 55.6 3 2 1 24.7 61.7 11.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 1 1 9.2 6.9 13.9 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 5 2 3 23.1 13.8 41.7 3 1 2 24.7 30.9 22.5
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 0 2 9.2 - 27.8 1 0 1 8.2 - 11.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 1 2 9.5 5.6 14.3 4 0 4 17.0 - 21.8
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 24 14 10 111.0 97.0 139.0 4 2 2 33.0 61.7 22.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 16 8 8 74.0 55.4 111.2 3 2 1 24.7 61.7 11.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 5 2 3 23.1 13.8 41.7 1 1 0 8.2 30.9 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.9 1 0 1 8.2 - 11.2
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 1 1 9.2 6.9 13.9 2 0 2 16.5 - 22.5
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF OKTIBBEHA, PANOLA, PEARL RIVER, AND PERRY COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY PANOLA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.0 5.7 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 48 30 18 123.1 124.9 120.2 66 37 29 195.6 210.9 179.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 3 3 15.4 12.5 20.0 5 3 2 14.8 17.1 12.4
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 105 62 43 269.3 258.2 287.1 115 77 38 340.9 438.8 234.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 3 1 2 8.9 5.7 12.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 14 8 6 35.9 33.3 40.0 31 21 10 91.9 119.7 61.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.0 5.7 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 11 8 3 28.2 33.3 20.0 13 7 6 38.5 39.9 37.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 8 3 5 20.5 12.5 33.4 25 22 3 74.1 125.4 18.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 2 0 5.1 8.3 - 6 4 2 17.8 22.8 12.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 1 1 5.1 4.2 6.7 3 2 1 8.9 11.4 6.2
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 182.5 485.4 -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 1 2 7.7 4.2 13.4 3 2 1 8.9 11.4 6.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 3.7 - 6.8 2 1 1 3.6 4.8 2.9
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 21 9 12 53.8 37.5 80.1 22 10 12 65.2 57.0 74.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 13 8 5 33.3 33.3 33.4 16 8 8 47.4 45.6 49.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 6 5 1 15.4 20.8 6.7 7 7 0 20.7 39.9 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 2.6 - 6.7 3 2 1 8.9 11.4 6.2
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 1 1 5.1 4.2 6.7 4 1 3 11.8 5.7 18.5
PEARL RIVER COUNTY PERRY COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 4 0 4 9.6 - 60.0 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 87 79 8 207.8 224.4 120.0 22 15 7 194.3 174.1 258.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 19 15 4 45.4 42.6 60.0 3 3 0 26.5 34.8 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 139 122 17 332.0 346.6 254.9 36 26 10 318.0 301.8 369.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 2 0 4.8 5.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 31 22 9 74.0 62.5 135.0 12 11 1 106.0 127.7 37.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 14 12 2 33.4 34.1 30.0 4 4 0 35.3 46.4 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 20 18 2 47.8 51.1 30.0 4 3 1 35.3 34.8 37.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 9 8 1 21.5 22.7 15.0 3 2 1 26.5 23.2 37.0
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 2 0 4.8 5.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 1.6 - 10.1 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 33 32 1 78.8 90.9 15.0 4 2 2 35.3 23.2 73.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 21 20 1 50.2 56.8 15.0 4 2 2 35.3 23.2 73.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 7 6 1 16.7 17.0 15.0 2 1 1 17.7 11.6 37.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 8.8 11.6 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 7 5 2 16.7 14.2 30.0 0 0 0 - - -
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF PIKE, PONTOTOC, PRENTISS, AND QUITMAN COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
PIKE COUNTY PONTOTOC COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 1 0 2.7 5.1 - 1 0 1 4.0 - 24.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 102 55 47 273.3 281.1 264.7 59 54 5 235.8 257.5 123.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 26 15 11 69.7 76.7 62.0 2 2 0 8.0 9.5 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 165 109 56 442.1 557.1 315.4 70 62 8 279.8 295.6 197.6
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.0 4.8 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 30 18 12 80.4 92.0 67.6 21 18 3 83.9 85.8 74.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 2.7 5.1 - 2 2 0 8.0 9.5 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 21 14 7 56.3 71.6 39.4 9 9 0 36.0 42.9 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 29 13 16 77.7 66.4 90.1 6 6 0 24.0 28.6 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 4 3 1 10.7 15.3 5.6 3 3 0 12.0 14.3 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 4 2 16.1 20.4 11.3 3 2 1 12.0 9.5 24.7
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 1 1 5.4 5.1 5.6 2 2 0 8.0 9.5 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 3.4 - 6.1 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 36 17 19 96.5 86.9 107.0 15 12 3 60.0 57.2 74.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 17 11 6 45.6 56.2 33.8 5 4 1 20.0 19.1 24.7
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 3 1 10.7 15.3 5.6 3 2 1 12.0 9.5 24.7
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 0 4 10.7 - 22.5 3 3 0 12.0 14.3 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 1 1 5.4 5.1 5.6 3 1 2 12.0 4.8 49.4
PRENTISS COUNTY QUITMAN COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 45 40 5 191.0 194.2 168.5 23 12 11 242.9 367.5 177.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 4 0 17.0 19.4 - 3 1 2 31.7 30.6 32.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 80 71 9 339.5 344.8 303.2 40 21 19 422.4 643.2 306.2
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 4.2 4.8 - 2 0 2 21.1 - 32.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 14 12 2 59.4 58.3 67.4 10 5 5 105.6 153.1 80.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 11 9 2 46.7 43.7 67.4 5 3 2 52.8 91.9 32.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 19 18 1 80.6 87.4 33.7 5 4 1 52.8 122.5 16.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 4.2 4.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 3 0 12.7 14.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 1 0 4.2 4.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 2 0 6.2 7.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 17 17 0 72.2 82.6 - 5 3 2 52.8 91.9 32.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 13 13 0 55.2 63.1 - 3 1 2 31.7 30.6 32.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 8.5 9.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 3 1 17.0 14.6 33.7 2 0 2 21.1 - 32.2
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 3 3 0 12.7 14.6 - 2 0 2 21.1 - 32.2
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF RANKIN, SCOTT, SHARKEY, AND SIMPSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
RANKIN COUNTY SCOTT COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 1 1 0 1.0 1.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 1 1 1.9 1.2 5.3 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 162 140 22 157.0 165.7 117.6 59 37 22 243.0 253.2 227.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 11 6 5 10.7 7.1 26.7 4 3 1 16.5 20.5 10.3
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 297 236 61 287.8 279.4 326.1 97 64 33 399.6 438.0 341.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 3 1 2 2.9 1.2 10.7 1 0 1 4.1 - 10.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 38 25 13 36.8 29.6 69.5 11 7 4 45.3 47.9 41.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 3 3 0 2.9 3.6 - 2 2 0 8.2 13.7 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 23 19 4 22.3 22.5 21.4 9 8 1 37.1 54.8 10.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 32 32 0 31.0 37.9 - 10 7 3 41.2 47.9 31.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 7 5 2 6.8 5.9 10.7 2 1 1 8.2 6.8 10.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 9 6 3 8.7 7.1 16.0 6 3 3 24.7 20.5 31.0
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 8.2 6.8 10.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 2 0 1.9 2.4 - 1 1 0 4.1 6.8 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 7 6 1 4.6 4.8 3.4 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 53 45 8 51.4 53.3 42.8 19 12 7 78.3 82.1 72.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 30 25 5 29.1 29.6 26.7 10 4 6 41.2 27.4 62.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 14 13 1 13.6 15.4 5.3 5 5 0 20.6 34.2 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 8 8 0 7.8 9.5 - 7 0 7 28.8 - 72.4
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 3 1 2 2.9 1.2 10.7 2 1 1 8.2 6.8 10.3
SHARKEY COUNTY SIMPSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 0 2 29.1 - 40.8 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 14 4 10 203.6 203.4 203.7 56 40 16 234.0 252.8 197.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 0 4 58.2 - 81.5 2 2 0 8.4 12.6 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 21 7 14 305.4 355.9 285.2 92 77 15 384.4 486.6 184.9
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 3 20.9 12.6 37.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 9 4 5 130.9 203.4 101.9 19 15 4 79.4 94.8 49.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 14 11 3 58.5 69.5 37.0
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 2 1 1 29.1 50.8 20.4 12 11 1 50.1 69.5 12.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 4 2 2 58.2 101.7 40.8 17 14 3 71.0 88.5 37.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 16.7 19.0 12.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 1 0 1 14.5 - 20.4 4 2 2 16.7 12.6 24.6
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 12.5 19.0 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 5 2 3 72.7 101.7 61.1 26 14 12 108.6 88.5 147.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 4 2 2 58.2 101.7 40.8 17 8 9 71.0 50.6 110.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 29.1 101.7 - 1 1 0 4.2 6.3 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 0 2 29.1 - 40.8 4 1 3 16.7 6.3 37.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.2 - 12.3
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF SMITH, STONE, SUNFLOWER, AND TALLAHATCHIE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
SMITH COUNTY STONE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 1 0 1 6.8 - 29.1 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 8.1 - 35.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 30 26 4 202.5 228.5 116.5 26 21 5 211.1 221.5 176.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 2 1 1 13.5 8.8 29.1 2 2 0 16.2 21.1 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 54 47 7 364.5 413.0 203.8 48 36 12 389.7 379.8 422.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 2 0 13.5 17.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 11 7 4 74.2 61.5 116.5 6 4 2 48.7 42.2 70.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 8.1 10.6 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 8 7 1 54.0 61.5 29.1 7 7 0 56.8 73.8 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 5 5 0 33.8 43.9 - 11 10 1 89.3 105.5 35.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 6.8 8.8 - 2 2 0 16.2 21.1 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 3 1 27.0 26.4 29.1 8 7 1 64.9 73.8 35.2
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 16.2 10.6 35.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 2 1 20.2 17.6 29.1 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 1 0 5.3 7.5 - 1 1 0 4.8 6.1 -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 10 6 4 67.5 52.7 116.5 15 10 5 121.8 105.5 176.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 4 3 47.2 35.2 87.4 11 7 4 89.3 73.8 140.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 1 1 13.5 8.8 29.1 1 0 1 8.1 - 35.2
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 16.2 10.6 35.2
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 6.8 - 29.1 1 0 1 8.1 - 35.2
SUNFLOWER COUNTY TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 5 0 5 14.1 - 20.9 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 73 25 48 206.5 218.6 200.8 31 16 15 220.1 317.4 165.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 2 4 17.0 17.5 16.7 7 4 3 49.7 79.3 33.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 138 60 78 390.4 524.6 326.2 48 27 21 340.7 535.6 232.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 29 7 22 82.0 61.2 92.0 9 4 5 63.9 79.3 55.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 11 6 5 31.1 52.5 20.9 7 2 5 49.7 39.7 55.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 5 3 2 14.1 26.2 8.4 5 4 1 35.5 79.3 11.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 2.8 8.7 - 1 0 1 7.1 - 11.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 9 0 9 25.5 - 37.6 1 1 0 7.1 19.8 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 0 1 189.0 - 229.9 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.1 19.8 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 3.8 - 4.6 4 0 4 18.0 - 25.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 27 10 17 76.4 87.4 71.1 19 5 14 134.9 99.2 154.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 15 7 8 42.4 61.2 33.5 9 3 6 63.9 59.5 66.3
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 3 1 11.3 26.2 4.2 2 1 1 14.2 19.8 11.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 9 1 8 25.5 8.7 33.5 2 0 2 14.2 - 22.1
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 5 3 2 14.1 26.2 8.4 0 0 0 - - -
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF TATE, TIPPAH, TISHOMINGO, AND TUNICA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
TATE COUNTY TIPPAH COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 1 1 0 4.5 7.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 48 37 11 214.7 258.0 137.3 48 45 3 244.7 277.7 87.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 2 1 1 8.9 7.0 12.5 10 8 2 51.0 49.4 58.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 58 45 13 259.5 313.8 162.3 103 84 19 525.1 518.4 556.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 4 3 1 17.9 20.9 12.5 1 1 0 5.1 6.2 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 22 15 7 98.4 104.6 87.4 14 13 1 71.4 80.2 29.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 9 8 1 40.3 55.8 12.5 15 12 3 76.5 74.1 87.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 14 11 3 62.6 76.7 37.4 15 14 1 76.5 86.4 29.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 3 0 13.4 20.9 - 2 2 0 10.2 12.3 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 2 0 8.9 13.9 - 1 1 0 5.1 6.2 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 0 1 4.5 - 12.5 3 2 1 15.3 12.3 29.3
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 4 1 3 11.8 5.0 21.3 2 1 1 6.5 4.2 15.2
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 13 6 7 58.2 41.8 87.4 15 13 2 76.5 80.2 58.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 11 6 5 49.2 41.8 62.4 8 7 1 40.8 43.2 29.3
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 1 0 4.5 7.0 - 3 3 0 15.3 18.5 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 1 2 13.4 7.0 25.0 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
TISHOMINGO COUNTY TUNICA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 57 54 3 322.6 318.3 427.4 21 9 12 231.7 379.3 179.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 5 1 34.0 29.5 142.4 1 0 1 11.0 - 14.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 77 73 4 435.9 430.3 569.8 33 13 20 364.1 547.8 299.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 5.7 5.9 - 1 0 1 11.0 - 14.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 16 14 2 90.6 82.5 284.9 11 6 5 121.4 252.8 74.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 4 4 0 22.6 23.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 10 9 1 56.6 53.0 142.4 5 3 2 55.2 126.4 29.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 16 15 1 90.6 88.4 142.4 4 1 3 44.1 42.1 44.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 5.7 5.9 - 1 0 1 11.0 - 14.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 3 0 17.0 17.7 - 3 0 3 33.1 - 44.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 12 11 1 67.9 64.8 142.4 5 1 4 55.2 42.1 59.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 9 9 0 50.9 53.0 - 4 1 3 44.1 42.1 44.8
SUICIDE (950-959) 5 5 0 28.3 29.5 - 1 1 0 11.0 42.1 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 1 1 11.3 5.9 142.4 2 1 1 22.1 42.1 14.9
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 5.7 5.9 - 1 0 1 11.0 - 14.9
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF UNION, WALTHALL, WARREN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
UNION COUNTY WALTHALL COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 0 1 4.3 - 27.2 1 1 0 7.1 12.8 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 45 41 4 192.1 207.6 108.7 34 22 12 241.2 281.8 190.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 5 0 21.3 25.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 81 67 14 345.7 339.2 380.5 71 40 31 503.8 512.4 493.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 4.3 5.1 - 1 0 1 7.1 - 15.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 23 21 2 98.2 106.3 54.4 7 3 4 49.7 38.4 63.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 5 0 21.3 25.3 - 9 5 4 63.8 64.0 63.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 8 7 1 34.1 35.4 27.2 8 8 0 56.8 102.5 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 3 0 12.8 15.2 - 1 0 1 7.1 - 15.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 1 1 0 4.3 5.1 - 3 2 1 21.3 25.6 15.9
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 0 2 8.5 - 54.4 2 0 2 14.2 - 31.8
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 8 8 0 34.1 40.5 - 11 8 3 78.0 102.5 47.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 3 0 12.8 15.2 - 6 4 2 42.6 51.2 31.8
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 12.8 15.2 - 2 2 0 14.2 25.6 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 7.1 - 15.9
WARREN COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 3 0 3 6.1 - 15.1 10 2 8 14.2 7.0 19.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 110 64 46 224.5 219.8 231.5 135 54 81 191.7 189.5 193.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 1 4 10.2 3.4 20.1 18 4 14 25.6 14.0 33.4
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 198 126 72 404.2 432.8 362.3 267 113 154 379.2 396.5 367.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 8 1 7 11.4 3.5 16.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 41 23 18 83.7 79.0 90.6 59 18 41 83.8 63.2 97.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 2 1 1 4.1 3.4 5.0 4 2 2 5.7 7.0 4.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 17 13 4 34.7 44.6 20.1 19 3 16 27.0 10.5 38.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 13 10 3 26.5 34.3 15.1 18 12 6 25.6 42.1 14.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 4 2 2 8.2 6.9 10.1 3 0 3 4.3 - 7.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 3 3 12.2 10.3 15.1 10 4 6 14.2 14.0 14.3
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 0 1 119.2 - 234.2 1 0 1 86.3 - 110.9
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 5 1 4 10.2 3.4 20.1 7 3 4 9.9 10.5 9.5
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 5 0 5 6.0 - 11.7 5 2 3 4.3 7.8 3.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 15 8 7 30.6 27.5 35.2 40 13 27 56.8 45.6 64.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 4 3 14.3 13.7 15.1 26 8 18 36.9 28.1 42.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 8 7 1 16.3 24.0 5.0 6 2 4 8.5 7.0 9.5
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 5 1 4 10.2 3.4 20.1 21 3 18 29.8 10.5 42.9
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 2 2 8.2 6.9 10.1 18 2 16 25.6 7.0 38.2
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF WAYNE, WEBSTER, WILKINSON, AND WINSTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1997
WAYNE COUNTY WEBSTER COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 1 0 5.2 8.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 39 31 8 201.4 256.0 110.2 25 22 3 239.6 275.1 123.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 0 1 5.2 - 13.8 3 3 0 28.8 37.5 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 84 53 31 433.7 437.7 427.0 58 49 9 555.9 612.7 369.3
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 8 5 3 41.3 41.3 41.3 7 5 2 67.1 62.5 82.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 2 2 0 10.3 16.5 - 2 1 1 19.2 12.5 41.0
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 6 5 1 31.0 41.3 13.8 4 3 1 38.3 37.5 41.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 10 9 1 51.6 74.3 13.8 8 7 1 76.7 87.5 41.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 9.6 12.5 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 0 0 0 - - - 3 1 2 28.8 12.5 82.1
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 5.2 8.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 0 1 319.5 - 606.1 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 3.2 - 6.1 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 13 7 6 67.1 57.8 82.6 7 6 1 67.1 75.0 41.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 4 3 36.1 33.0 41.3 3 2 1 28.8 25.0 41.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 9.6 12.5 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 1 2 15.5 8.2 27.6 1 0 1 9.6 - 41.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 1 1 10.3 8.2 13.8 0 0 0 - - -
WILKINSON COUNTY WINSTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 0 1 11.1 - 15.2 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 25 15 10 276.5 604.8 152.4 44 29 15 224.5 266.6 172.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 1 3 44.2 40.3 45.7 5 3 2 25.5 27.6 22.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 45 14 31 497.7 564.5 472.5 82 60 22 418.5 551.6 252.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 0 2 22.1 - 30.5 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 10 4 6 110.6 161.3 91.4 19 13 6 97.0 119.5 68.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 2 3 55.3 80.6 45.7 9 8 1 45.9 73.6 11.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 4 2 2 44.2 80.6 30.5 6 5 1 30.6 46.0 11.5
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 2 0 22.1 80.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 1 0 1 11.1 - 15.2 3 2 1 15.3 18.4 11.5
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 0 1 909.1 - 1,162.8 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 4 1 3 44.2 40.3 45.7 12 7 5 61.2 64.4 57.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 1 2 33.2 40.3 30.5 7 4 3 35.7 36.8 34.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 11.1 40.3 - 3 3 0 15.3 27.6 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.5
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF YALOBUSHA AND YAZOO COUNTIES, AND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, 1997
YALOBUSHA COUNTY YAZOO COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON- NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 4 1 3 15.9 8.9 21.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 36 26 10 298.8 357.4 209.5 76 44 32 302.4 391.4 230.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 2 0 2 16.6 - 41.9 13 4 9 51.7 35.6 64.8
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 37 26 11 307.1 357.4 230.4 108 52 56 429.7 462.6 403.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 8.3 - 20.9 7 2 5 27.8 17.8 36.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 17 13 4 141.1 178.7 83.8 22 13 9 87.5 115.6 64.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 2 2 0 16.6 27.5 - 9 4 5 35.8 35.6 36.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 5 5 0 41.5 68.7 - 7 7 0 27.8 62.3 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 11.9 26.7 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 2 1 24.9 27.5 20.9 7 1 6 27.8 8.9 43.2
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.0 - 7.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 4.4 - 6.5
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 13 3 10 107.9 41.2 209.5 28 14 14 111.4 124.6 100.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 2 5 58.1 27.5 104.7 13 7 6 51.7 62.3 43.2
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 2 1 24.9 27.5 20.9 3 1 2 11.9 8.9 14.4
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 8.3 - 20.9 5 0 5 19.9 - 36.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 8.3 - 20.9 1 0 1 4.0 - 7.2
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 13 4 9 0.5 0.2 0.9
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 155 46 109 5.8 2.7 10.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 5,815 3,920 1,895 215.9 231.6 189.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 564 294 270 20.9 17.4 27.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 9,674 6,468 3,206 359.2 382.1 320.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 180 93 87 6.7 5.5 8.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 1,848 1,194 654 68.6 70.5 65.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 102 80 22 3.8 4.7 2.2
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 1,030 746 284 38.2 44.1 28.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 1,099 916 183 40.8 54.1 18.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 255 192 63 9.5 11.3 6.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 417 243 174 15.5 14.4 17.4
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 22 15 7 0.8 0.9 0.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 11 4 7 26.5 18.2 35.9
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 145 83 62 5.4 4.9 6.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 183 56 127 4.4 2.5 6.5
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 1,580 957 623 58.7 56.5 62.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 868 520 348 32.2 30.7 34.8
SUICIDE (950-959) 338 278 60 12.6 16.4 6.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 388 123 265 14.4 7.3 26.5
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 287 154 133 10.6 9.1 13.3
* CAUSES AND NUMBERS ARE FROM THE NINTH REVISION INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES, INJURIES, AND
CAUSES OF DEATH.
** DEATHS PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS
ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
