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DEATHS - MISSISSIPPI - 1998                                                                                          

                                                                                                                     
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

240-279  ENDOCRINE, NUTRI-     881   32.0   W    484    M    210    1   0   0   0    4    7   14   15    35    134  0
         TIONAL, AND META-                              F    274    3   0   0   0    4    4    6   16    23    218  0
         BOLIC DISEASES                    NW    397    M    134    2   0   0   1    2    2   10   20    25     72  0
         AND IMMUNITY                                   F    263    4   0   0   0    2    3    6   17    45    186  0
         DISORDERS                                                                                                   

250      DIABETES MELLITUS     628   22.8   W    333    M    150    0   0   0   0    1    1   10   13    28     97  0
                                                        F    183    0   0   0   0    0    3    6   13    17    144  0
                                           NW    295    M     94    0   0   0   0    1    0    7   16    21     49  0
                                                        F    201    0   0   0   0    1    3    4   15    36    142  0

260-269  NUTRITIONAL            53    1.9   W     33    M     10    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0     2      8  0
         DEFICIENCIES                                   F     23    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    2     0     21  0
                                           NW     20    M      7    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    1     1      5  0
                                                        F     13    0   0   0   0    0    0    0    0     0     13  0

280-289  DISEASES OF BLOOD     112    4.1   W     68    M     26    0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1     5     18  0
         AND BLOOD-FORMING                              F     42    0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0     4     37  0
         ORGANS                            NW     44    M     18    1   1   0   0    2    1    3    2     2      6  0
                                                        F     26    0   1   0   0    2    1    4    1     3     14  0

280-285  ANEMIAS                55    2.0   W     24    M      7    0   0   0   0    0    0    1    0     0      6  0
                                                        F     17    0   0   1   0    0    0    0    0     1     15  0
                                           NW     31    M     10    1   0   0   0    1    0    3    1     1      3  0
                                                        F     21    0   1   0   0    2    1    4    1     2     10  0

290-319  MENTAL DISORDERS      322   11.7   W    223    M     99    0   0   1   0    0    4    1   10     9     74  0
                                                        F    124    0   0   0   0    1    2    3    1     2    115  0
                                           NW     99    M     47    0   0   0   0    1    2    8    5     8     23  0
                                                        F     52    0   0   0   1    1    1    5    5     1     38  0

303      ALCOHOLISM             46    1.7   W     22    M     18    0   0   0   0    0    2    1    9     4      2  0
                                                        F      4    0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1     0      1  0
                                           NW     24    M     17    0   0   0   0    1    1    5    3     5      2  0
                                                        F      7    0   0   0   0    0    1    2    3     1      0  0