TABLE 18
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ADAMS, ALCORN, AMITE, AND ATTALA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 0 2 5.8 - 11.4 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 89 42 47 260.0 251.3 268.4 75 65 10 229.2 227.2 243.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 11 7 4 32.1 41.9 22.8 12 10 2 36.7 35.0 48.7
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 174 78 96 508.4 466.7 548.2 103 93 10 314.8 325.1 243.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 4 2 2 11.7 12.0 11.4 8 5 3 24.4 17.5 73.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 40 18 22 116.9 107.7 125.6 26 22 4 79.5 76.9 97.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.7 1 1 0 3.0 3.5 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 16 10 6 46.7 59.8 34.3 26 24 2 79.5 83.9 48.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 20 12 8 58.4 71.8 45.7 23 20 3 70.3 69.9 73.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 2 1 8.8 12.0 5.7 2 2 0 6.1 7.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 1 3 11.7 6.0 17.1 6 3 3 18.3 10.5 73.0
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 1 2 8.8 6.0 11.4 1 1 0 3.0 3.5 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 1 2 5.6 5.0 6.0 1 0 1 2.2 - 13.9
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 14 6 8 40.9 35.9 45.7 30 25 5 91.7 87.4 121.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 5 1 4 14.6 6.0 22.8 12 9 3 36.7 31.5 73.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 8.8 18.0 - 5 5 0 15.3 17.5 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.7 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.7 4 4 0 12.2 14.0 -
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 - - - 2 0 2 10.9 - 25.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 41 26 15 298.1 361.1 228.9 69 49 20 374.9 460.4 257.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 4 2 43.6 55.6 30.5 3 2 1 16.3 18.8 12.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 33 13 20 240.0 180.6 305.2 98 71 27 532.5 667.2 347.8
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 5 1 4 27.2 9.4 51.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 5 1 4 36.4 13.9 61.0 20 10 10 108.7 94.0 128.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 6 4 2 32.6 37.6 25.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 1 1 0 7.3 13.9 - 8 4 4 43.5 37.6 51.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 3 3 0 21.8 41.7 - 10 10 0 54.3 94.0 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 0 1 7.3 - 15.3 3 3 0 16.3 28.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 0 0 0 - - - 6 3 3 32.6 28.2 38.6
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 - - - 2 2 0 10.9 18.8 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.9 - 8.7
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 13 5 8 94.5 69.4 122.1 21 14 7 114.1 131.6 90.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 9 3 6 65.4 41.7 91.6 9 6 3 48.9 56.4 38.6
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 21.8 41.7 - 2 2 0 10.9 18.8 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 1 1 14.5 13.9 15.3 6 1 5 32.6 9.4 64.4
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 7.3 13.9 - 2 1 1 10.9 9.4 12.9
* 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 BENTON, BOLIVAR, CALHOUN, AND CARROLL COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 - - - 1 0 1 2.5 - 3.8
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.5 - 3.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 21 16 5 258.0 334.8 148.8 85 31 54 210.8 220.7 205.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 0 0 0 - - - 13 1 12 32.2 7.1 45.7
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 28 26 2 344.0 544.0 59.5 133 42 91 329.9 299.0 346.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 3 2 1 36.8 41.8 29.8 3 0 3 7.4 - 11.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 18 15 3 221.1 313.9 89.2 30 6 24 74.4 42.7 91.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 9 7 2 110.6 146.5 59.5 23 11 12 57.0 78.3 45.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 7 6 1 86.0 125.5 29.8 15 10 5 37.2 71.2 19.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 5.0 7.1 3.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 0 2 24.6 - 59.5 3 1 2 7.4 7.1 7.6
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.5 7.1 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 5.0 7.1 3.8
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 5 1 4 7.2 6.2 7.6
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 11 6 5 135.1 125.5 148.8 27 11 16 67.0 78.3 60.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 5 3 2 61.4 62.8 59.5 15 7 8 37.2 49.8 30.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 24.6 41.8 - 4 2 2 9.9 14.2 7.6
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 6 1 5 14.9 7.1 19.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 6 4 2 73.7 83.7 59.5 3 2 1 7.4 14.2 3.8
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 34 27 7 229.4 256.1 163.5 32 19 13 320.2 329.0 308.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 3 1 27.0 28.5 23.4 3 1 2 30.0 17.3 47.4
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 66 53 13 445.3 502.8 303.7 36 26 10 360.2 450.2 237.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 6.7 - 23.4 1 0 1 10.0 - 23.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 26 22 4 175.4 208.7 93.4 6 3 3 60.0 51.9 71.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 4 4 0 27.0 37.9 - 3 1 2 30.0 17.3 47.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 7 6 1 47.2 56.9 23.4 5 3 2 50.0 51.9 47.4
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 6.7 9.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 5 3 2 33.7 28.5 46.7 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 6.7 9.5 - 1 0 1 10.0 - 23.7
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 1 0 5.0 7.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 10 10 0 67.5 94.9 - 8 4 4 80.0 69.3 94.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 4 4 0 27.0 37.9 - 5 3 2 50.0 51.9 47.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 10.0 - 23.7
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 CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CLAIBORNE, AND CLARKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 0 1 10.6 - 33.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 42 30 12 233.2 283.3 161.6 25 16 9 266.4 251.8 297.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 0 4 22.2 - 53.9 3 1 2 32.0 15.7 66.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 64 42 22 355.3 396.7 296.3 33 21 12 351.6 330.4 396.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 5.6 9.4 - 1 0 1 10.6 - 33.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 12 6 6 66.6 56.7 80.8 5 3 2 53.3 47.2 66.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 10 6 4 55.5 56.7 53.9 0 0 0 - - -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 6 4 2 33.3 37.8 26.9 4 4 0 42.6 62.9 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 2 0 11.1 18.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 2 1 16.6 18.9 13.5 1 1 0 10.6 15.7 -
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 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 9 7 2 50.0 66.1 26.9 3 3 0 32.0 47.2 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 4 2 33.3 37.8 26.9 1 1 0 10.6 15.7 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 3 1 22.2 28.3 13.5 1 0 1 10.6 - 33.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 5 3 2 27.8 28.3 26.9 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 21.3 15.7 33.0
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) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.5 8.7 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 19 5 14 162.9 251.5 144.7 20 10 10 109.7 86.7 149.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 0 1 8.6 - 10.3 6 3 3 32.9 26.0 44.8
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 54 15 39 463.0 754.5 403.1 78 40 38 427.8 346.8 567.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 8.6 - 10.3 2 0 2 11.0 - 29.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 7 1 6 60.0 50.3 62.0 9 3 6 49.4 26.0 89.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 4 0 4 34.3 - 41.3 6 4 2 32.9 34.7 29.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 1 1 0 8.6 50.3 - 6 4 2 32.9 34.7 29.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 11.0 17.3 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 1 0 1 8.6 - 10.3 4 3 1 21.9 26.0 14.9
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 6.1 - 6.7 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 4 1 3 34.3 50.3 31.0 7 5 2 38.4 43.3 29.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 4 1 3 34.3 50.3 31.0 4 3 1 21.9 26.0 14.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 11.0 8.7 14.9
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 0 2 17.2 - 20.7 1 0 1 5.5 - 14.9
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 8.6 50.3 - 2 1 1 11.0 8.7 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 CLAY, COAHOMA, COPIAH, AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 - - - 1 1 0 3.2 9.7 -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 0 2 9.2 - 16.6 3 0 3 9.6 - 14.5
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 45 24 21 208.0 250.5 174.2 83 28 55 267.0 270.7 265.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 2 1 13.9 20.9 8.3 11 6 5 35.4 58.0 24.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 101 53 48 466.8 553.2 398.1 119 45 74 382.8 435.0 356.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 6.4 9.7 4.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 15 7 8 69.3 73.1 66.4 23 5 18 74.0 48.3 86.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 6 5 1 27.7 52.2 8.3 16 5 11 51.5 48.3 53.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 6 4 2 27.7 41.7 16.6 8 6 2 25.7 58.0 9.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 5 4 1 23.1 41.7 8.3 2 0 2 6.4 - 9.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 5 3 2 23.1 31.3 16.6 4 1 3 12.9 9.7 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 6.4 - 9.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 2.8 - 4.0 4 1 3 6.4 8.7 5.8
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 19 9 10 87.8 93.9 82.9 28 13 15 90.1 125.7 72.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 5 1 27.7 52.2 8.3 10 5 5 32.2 48.3 24.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 1 1 9.2 10.4 8.3 3 2 1 9.6 19.3 4.8
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 1 1 9.2 10.4 8.3 7 0 7 22.5 - 33.7
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 2 2 18.5 20.9 16.6 4 1 3 12.9 9.7 14.5
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) 1 0 1 3.4 - 6.5 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 64 39 25 221.1 285.5 163.5 55 37 18 309.0 332.8 269.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 2 4 20.7 14.6 26.2 4 3 1 22.5 27.0 15.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 102 53 49 352.4 388.0 320.6 86 64 22 483.1 575.7 329.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 11.2 18.0 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 16 9 7 55.3 65.9 45.8 10 7 3 56.2 63.0 44.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 3.4 7.3 - 5 1 4 28.1 9.0 59.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 9 5 4 31.1 36.6 26.2 5 5 0 28.1 45.0 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 14 8 6 48.4 58.6 39.2 3 2 1 16.8 18.0 15.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 4 1 3 13.8 7.3 19.6 3 2 1 16.8 18.0 15.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 0 2 6.9 - 13.1 2 1 1 11.2 9.0 15.0
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 1 2 6.9 5.6 7.8 1 1 0 3.1 5.6 -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 22 14 8 76.0 102.5 52.3 20 12 8 112.3 108.0 119.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 12 8 4 41.4 58.6 26.2 12 6 6 67.4 54.0 89.7
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 6.9 14.6 - 2 2 0 11.2 18.0 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 0 4 13.8 - 26.2 3 0 3 16.8 - 44.9
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 3.4 - 6.5 1 1 0 5.6 9.0 -
* 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 DESOTO, FORREST, FRANKLIN, AND GEORGE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 1 0 1.0 1.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 164 141 23 169.2 170.4 162.6 166 126 40 223.2 256.8 158.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 12 9 3 12.4 10.9 21.2 6 4 2 8.1 8.2 7.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 182 155 27 187.8 187.3 190.9 257 191 66 345.6 389.3 260.8
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 52 41 11 53.7 49.5 77.8 2 1 1 2.7 2.0 4.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 35 31 4 36.1 37.5 28.3 44 25 19 59.2 51.0 75.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 1.0 1.2 - 1 1 0 1.3 2.0 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 22 20 2 22.7 24.2 14.1 24 19 5 32.3 38.7 19.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 33 32 1 34.0 38.7 7.1 43 36 7 57.8 73.4 27.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 6 6 0 6.2 7.2 - 9 4 5 12.1 8.2 19.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 12 10 2 12.4 12.1 14.1 9 6 3 12.1 12.2 11.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 1.0 1.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 1 0 63.7 73.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 2 1 3.1 2.4 7.1 1 1 0 1.3 2.0 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 6 5 1 3.8 3.7 4.7 3 1 2 2.8 1.7 4.0
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 43 39 4 44.4 47.1 28.3 34 26 8 45.7 53.0 31.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 29 28 1 29.9 33.8 7.1 20 15 5 26.9 30.6 19.8
SUICIDE (950-959) 9 9 0 9.3 10.9 - 4 3 1 5.4 6.1 4.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 1 2 3.1 1.2 14.1 6 3 3 8.1 6.1 11.8
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 3 1 4.1 3.6 7.1 3 2 1 4.0 4.1 4.0
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) 1 0 1 12.0 - 31.0 1 1 0 5.1 5.7 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 28 19 9 336.6 372.9 279.2 48 43 5 244.3 245.3 236.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 2 1 36.1 39.2 31.0 12 9 3 61.1 51.3 141.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 59 39 20 709.2 765.4 620.3 34 33 1 173.1 188.2 47.3
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.1 5.7 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 3 2 1 36.1 39.2 31.0 13 13 0 66.2 74.2 -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 12.0 19.6 - 2 2 0 10.2 11.4 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 6 6 0 72.1 117.8 - 3 3 0 15.3 17.1 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 3 3 0 36.1 58.9 - 7 7 0 35.6 39.9 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.1 5.7 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 2 0 24.0 39.2 - 5 5 0 25.4 28.5 -
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 - - - 3 2 1 15.3 11.4 47.3
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 10 5 5 120.2 98.1 155.1 10 10 0 50.9 57.0 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 8 4 4 96.2 78.5 124.1 4 4 0 20.4 22.8 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.1 5.7 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 12.0 19.6 - 3 3 0 15.3 17.1 -
* 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 GREENE, GRENADA, HANCOCK, AND HARRISON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 - - - 2 1 1 8.9 8.0 10.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 21 17 4 178.5 191.7 138.1 49 32 17 218.5 255.5 171.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 9 6 3 76.5 67.6 103.6 3 3 0 13.4 24.0 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 28 19 9 238.0 214.2 310.7 107 66 41 477.1 527.0 414.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 2 0 17.0 22.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 4 3 1 34.0 33.8 34.5 27 15 12 120.4 119.8 121.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 8.5 11.3 - 1 0 1 4.4 - 10.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 4 1 42.5 45.1 34.5 16 9 7 71.3 71.9 70.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 2 2 0 17.0 22.6 - 8 8 0 35.7 63.9 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 8.9 16.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 17.8 24.0 10.1
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 1 0 8.5 11.3 - 2 0 2 8.9 - 20.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 1 0 6.3 8.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 7 4 3 59.5 45.1 103.6 10 6 4 44.6 47.9 40.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 3 3 51.0 33.8 103.6 2 2 0 8.9 16.0 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 5 4 1 22.3 31.9 10.1
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 4 0 4 17.8 - 40.4
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.4 8.0 -
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 0.7 -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 8 6 2 4.5 4.5 4.5
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 90 86 4 223.2 239.0 92.2 407 336 71 228.7 251.4 160.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 5 1 14.9 13.9 23.0 20 16 4 11.2 12.0 9.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 141 128 13 349.6 355.7 299.6 635 517 118 356.8 386.9 266.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 2.5 2.8 - 6 4 2 3.4 3.0 4.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 19 19 0 47.1 52.8 - 73 63 10 41.0 47.1 22.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 17 11 6 9.6 8.2 13.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 18 18 0 44.6 50.0 - 65 58 7 36.5 43.4 15.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 29 28 1 71.9 77.8 23.0 70 63 7 39.3 47.1 15.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 3 0 7.4 8.3 - 19 14 5 10.7 10.5 11.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 10 7 3 24.8 19.4 69.1 17 13 4 9.6 9.7 9.0
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 0.6 0.7 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 3 0 7.4 8.3 - 16 9 7 9.0 6.7 15.8
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 0.7 0.5 1.1
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 28 27 1 69.4 75.0 23.0 107 79 28 60.1 59.1 63.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 15 14 1 37.2 38.9 23.0 55 43 12 30.9 32.2 27.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 11 11 0 27.3 30.6 - 39 30 9 21.9 22.4 20.3
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 4 0 9.9 11.1 - 22 12 10 12.4 9.0 22.5
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 2 0 5.0 5.6 - 9 9 0 5.0 6.7 -
* 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 HINDS, HOLMES, HUMPHREYS, AND ISSAQUENA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 1 1 0.8 0.9 0.8 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 46 4 42 18.6 3.5 31.5 2 0 2 9.3 - 12.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 562 275 287 227.4 241.7 215.2 47 16 31 218.4 325.9 186.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 49 18 31 19.8 15.8 23.2 7 1 6 32.5 20.4 36.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 778 428 350 314.8 376.2 262.4 88 30 58 408.9 611.1 349.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 19 6 13 7.7 5.3 9.7 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 156 69 87 63.1 60.6 65.2 27 5 22 125.4 101.8 132.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 2 1 1 0.8 0.9 0.8 2 0 2 9.3 - 12.0
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 89 47 42 36.0 41.3 31.5 7 4 3 32.5 81.5 18.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 98 71 27 39.6 62.4 20.2 8 6 2 37.2 122.2 12.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 14 8 6 5.7 7.0 4.5 1 1 0 4.6 20.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 25 14 11 10.1 12.3 8.2 8 1 7 37.2 20.4 42.1
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 244.5 - 277.8
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 12 7 5 4.8 6.2 3.7 3 0 3 13.9 - 18.0
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 27 4 23 6.7 3.5 7.9 4 0 4 9.8 - 11.1
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 141 56 85 57.0 49.2 63.7 18 5 13 83.6 101.8 78.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 95 34 61 38.4 29.9 45.7 10 3 7 46.5 61.1 42.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 23 17 6 9.3 14.9 4.5 2 1 1 9.3 20.4 6.0
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 61 4 57 24.7 3.5 42.7 8 2 6 37.2 40.7 36.1
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 11 3 8 4.4 2.6 6.0 5 1 4 23.2 20.4 24.1
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) 20 7 13 176.3 204.9 164.0 1 1 0 61.4 150.4 -
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 34 13 21 299.7 380.6 264.9 5 3 2 306.9 451.1 207.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 7 1 6 61.7 29.3 75.7 0 0 0 - - -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 61.4 - 103.7
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 7 3 4 61.7 87.8 50.4 0 0 0 - - -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 3 2 1 26.4 58.5 12.6 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 61.4 - 103.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 1 1 17.6 29.3 12.6 0 0 0 - - -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 0 1 8.8 - 12.6 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) 10 3 7 88.2 87.8 88.3 2 1 1 122.8 150.4 103.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 9 3 6 79.3 87.8 75.7 0 0 0 - - -
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 0 2 17.6 - 25.2 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 8.8 29.3 - 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 ITAWAMBA, JACKSON, JASPER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 - - - 3 2 1 2.3 2.0 3.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 56 51 5 265.8 262.9 299.0 260 216 44 198.6 216.0 142.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 3 1 19.0 15.5 59.8 31 22 9 23.7 22.0 29.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 106 102 4 503.0 525.8 239.2 334 275 59 255.1 275.1 190.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 9 8 1 6.9 8.0 3.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 16 16 0 75.9 82.5 - 76 62 14 58.0 62.0 45.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 4.7 5.2 - 3 3 0 2.3 3.0 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 9 9 0 42.7 46.4 - 33 27 6 25.2 27.0 19.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 11 11 0 52.2 56.7 - 57 54 3 43.5 54.0 9.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 4.7 5.2 - 16 14 2 12.2 14.0 6.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 4 0 19.0 20.6 - 7 6 1 5.3 6.0 3.2
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 - - - 6 4 2 4.6 4.0 6.5
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 5 1 4 2.7 0.8 7.2
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 19 19 0 90.2 97.9 - 64 56 8 48.9 56.0 25.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 11 11 0 52.2 56.7 - 39 35 4 29.8 35.0 12.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 14.2 15.5 - 17 17 0 13.0 17.0 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 4.7 5.2 - 18 10 8 13.8 10.0 25.9
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 4 0 19.0 20.6 - 6 5 1 4.6 5.0 3.2
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 - - - 1 0 1 11.9 - 13.6
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 23.7 - 27.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 43 28 15 243.3 338.6 159.5 18 1 17 213.6 90.6 232.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 9 4 5 50.9 48.4 53.2 3 0 3 35.6 - 41.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 74 48 26 418.7 580.5 276.5 31 5 26 367.9 452.9 355.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 5.6 12.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 10 6 4 56.6 72.6 42.5 8 1 7 94.9 90.6 95.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 7 3 4 39.6 36.3 42.5 4 1 3 47.5 90.6 41.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 3 2 1 17.0 24.2 10.6 2 0 2 23.7 - 27.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 2 0 11.3 24.2 - 1 1 0 11.9 90.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 1 1 11.3 12.1 10.6 2 0 2 23.7 - 27.3
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 - - - 2 1 1 23.7 90.6 13.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 1 1 6.5 9.4 4.9 1 0 1 8.8 - 9.8
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 11 6 5 62.2 72.6 53.2 9 3 6 106.8 271.7 81.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 5 2 39.6 60.5 21.3 6 2 4 71.2 181.2 54.6
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 17.0 36.3 - 1 1 0 11.9 90.6 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 5.6 - 10.6 1 0 1 11.9 - 13.6
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 2 0 11.3 24.2 - 1 1 0 11.9 90.6 -
* 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 JEFF DAVIS, JONES, KEMPER, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 - - - 4 0 4 6.3 - 23.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 31 20 11 223.7 336.5 139.0 126 97 29 198.5 210.2 167.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 1 0 7.2 16.8 - 8 3 5 12.6 6.5 28.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 63 31 32 454.5 521.5 404.2 208 161 47 327.8 348.8 271.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 3.2 2.2 5.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 6 2 4 43.3 33.6 50.5 37 30 7 58.3 65.0 40.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 3.2 2.2 5.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 3 2 1 21.6 33.6 12.6 40 34 6 63.0 73.7 34.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 2 2 0 14.4 33.6 - 21 21 0 33.1 45.5 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 7.2 16.8 - 6 4 2 9.4 8.7 11.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 5 1 4 36.1 16.8 50.5 11 7 4 17.3 15.2 23.1
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 - - - 6 4 2 9.4 8.7 11.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 7 2 5 7.7 3.7 13.7
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 8 3 5 57.7 50.5 63.2 38 27 11 59.9 58.5 63.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 2 5 50.5 33.6 63.2 16 11 5 25.2 23.8 28.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 1 0 7.2 16.8 - 7 6 1 11.0 13.0 5.8
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 6 4 2 43.3 67.3 25.3 8 4 4 12.6 8.7 23.1
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 7.2 16.8 - 5 4 1 7.9 8.7 5.8
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 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 17 9 8 160.8 210.7 126.9 60 48 12 173.6 199.2 114.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 2 1 28.4 46.8 15.9 10 3 7 28.9 12.4 66.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 39 22 17 368.8 515.1 269.7 115 89 26 332.8 369.3 248.6
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.8 8.3 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 5 4 1 47.3 93.6 15.9 26 23 3 75.2 95.4 28.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 9.4 23.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 1 1 0 9.4 23.4 - 15 13 2 43.4 53.9 19.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 2 1 1 18.9 23.4 15.9 10 10 0 28.9 41.5 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.8 8.3 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 3 14.5 8.3 28.7
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 0 1 9.4 - 15.9 1 0 1 2.9 - 9.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 9.5 12.5 5.6
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 8 3 5 75.6 70.2 79.3 23 17 6 66.6 70.5 57.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 2 4 56.7 46.8 63.4 13 10 3 37.6 41.5 28.7
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 18.9 46.8 - 3 3 0 8.7 12.4 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 0 2 18.9 - 31.7 3 2 1 8.7 8.3 9.6
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.9 4.2 -
* 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 LAMAR, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, AND LEAKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 1 1 0 2.7 3.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 3.9 - 10.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 69 60 9 187.0 188.6 177.2 182 110 72 239.0 231.8 251.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 8 7 1 21.7 22.0 19.7 8 4 4 10.5 8.4 13.9
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 87 75 12 235.8 235.8 236.3 331 234 97 434.7 493.1 338.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 3.9 4.2 3.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 15 13 2 40.7 40.9 39.4 52 35 17 68.3 73.8 59.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 2.6 4.2 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 13 12 1 35.2 37.7 19.7 36 30 6 47.3 63.2 20.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 6 6 0 16.3 18.9 - 49 41 8 64.4 86.4 27.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 7 7 0 19.0 22.0 - 9 6 3 11.8 12.6 10.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 3 0 8.1 9.4 - 9 2 7 11.8 4.2 24.4
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 1.3 2.1 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 3 0 8.1 9.4 - 4 0 4 5.2 - 13.9
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 1.6 - 10.5 9 0 9 7.6 - 15.8
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 24 21 3 65.1 66.0 59.1 40 28 12 52.5 59.0 41.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 20 18 2 54.2 56.6 39.4 18 12 6 23.6 25.3 20.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 5 5 0 13.6 15.7 - 16 13 3 21.0 27.4 10.4
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 5 3 2 13.6 9.4 39.4 8 4 4 10.5 8.4 13.9
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 2 0 5.4 6.3 - 9 4 5 11.8 8.4 17.4
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 28 18 10 214.5 214.0 215.5 48 32 16 247.8 286.1 195.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 4 2 46.0 47.6 43.1 9 4 5 46.4 35.8 61.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 63 43 20 482.6 511.2 430.9 100 70 30 516.2 625.8 366.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 7.7 - 21.5 2 2 0 10.3 17.9 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 7 6 1 53.6 71.3 21.5 13 9 4 67.1 80.5 48.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 4 2 2 30.6 23.8 43.1 15 13 2 77.4 116.2 24.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 7 5 2 53.6 59.4 43.1 11 9 2 56.8 80.5 24.4
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 7.7 11.9 - 1 0 1 5.2 - 12.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 5 4 1 38.3 47.6 21.5 5 3 2 25.8 26.8 24.4
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 1 2 15.5 8.9 24.4
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 8 5 3 61.3 59.4 64.6 10 6 4 51.6 53.6 48.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 4 1 3 30.6 11.9 64.6 9 6 3 46.4 53.6 36.6
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 15.5 17.9 12.2
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 7.7 11.9 - 3 2 1 15.5 17.9 12.2
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 7.7 11.9 - 1 1 0 5.2 8.9 -
* 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 LEE, LEFLORE, LINCOLN, AND LOWNDES COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 1 0 1 1.3 - 5.7 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 131 101 30 175.5 177.2 170.2 73 33 40 197.6 243.9 170.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 8 6 2 10.7 10.5 11.3 5 1 4 13.5 7.4 17.1
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 250 204 46 335.0 357.8 260.9 169 71 98 457.4 524.8 418.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 5 3 2 6.7 5.3 11.3 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 57 49 8 76.4 86.0 45.4 20 10 10 54.1 73.9 42.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 1.3 1.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 34 30 4 45.6 52.6 22.7 12 6 6 32.5 44.3 25.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 17 16 1 22.8 28.1 5.7 13 8 5 35.2 59.1 21.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 6 4 2 8.0 7.0 11.3 7 5 2 18.9 37.0 8.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 3 0 4.0 5.3 - 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) 3 2 1 4.0 3.5 5.7 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 7 0 7 5.8 - 18.2 2 1 1 3.1 6.6 2.0
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 37 29 8 49.6 50.9 45.4 22 5 17 59.5 37.0 72.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 22 17 5 29.5 29.8 28.4 9 3 6 24.4 22.2 25.6
SUICIDE (950-959) 7 6 1 9.4 10.5 5.7 1 1 0 2.7 7.4 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 12 7 5 16.1 12.3 28.4 11 1 10 29.8 7.4 42.7
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 7 5 2 9.4 8.8 11.3 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) 1 0 1 3.1 - 9.7 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 4 1 3 6.5 2.7 12.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 88 66 22 277.0 307.4 213.5 109 70 39 178.1 191.3 158.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 29 17 12 91.3 79.2 116.5 7 4 3 11.4 10.9 12.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 115 86 29 362.0 400.6 281.4 177 101 76 289.2 276.0 308.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 5 4 1 15.7 18.6 9.7 2 1 1 3.3 2.7 4.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 31 22 9 97.6 102.5 87.3 31 19 12 50.6 51.9 48.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 16 13 3 50.4 60.6 29.1 10 4 6 16.3 10.9 24.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 15 14 1 47.2 65.2 9.7 20 20 0 32.7 54.6 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 1 1 6.3 4.6 9.7 2 1 1 3.3 2.7 4.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 3 3 18.9 14.0 29.1 12 10 2 19.6 27.3 8.1
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 2 1 1 6.3 4.6 9.7 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 1 2 9.4 4.6 19.4 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 1 1 3.9 3.2 5.0 7 1 6 7.1 2.0 12.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 26 9 17 81.8 41.9 165.0 26 15 11 42.5 41.0 44.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 17 6 11 53.5 28.0 106.8 10 9 1 16.3 24.6 4.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 2 1 9.4 9.3 9.7 4 4 0 6.5 10.9 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 1 1 6.3 4.6 9.7 7 2 5 11.4 5.5 20.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 3 1 12.6 14.0 9.7 42 28 14 68.6 76.5 56.9
* 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 MADISON, MARION, MARSHALL, AND MONROE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 0 2 2.7 - 5.8 1 1 0 3.8 5.6 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 90 57 33 123.5 148.2 95.9 71 51 20 269.1 287.6 231.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 24 8 16 32.9 20.8 46.5 11 5 6 41.7 28.2 69.3
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 173 97 76 237.4 252.3 220.9 81 64 17 307.0 360.9 196.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 5 1 4 6.9 2.6 11.6 2 1 1 7.6 5.6 11.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 33 19 14 45.3 49.4 40.7 29 22 7 109.9 124.0 80.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 1.4 2.6 - 2 2 0 7.6 11.3 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 20 15 5 27.4 39.0 14.5 18 14 4 68.2 78.9 46.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 16 12 4 22.0 31.2 11.6 10 8 2 37.9 45.1 23.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 7 5 2 9.6 13.0 5.8 2 1 1 7.6 5.6 11.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 7 4 3 9.6 10.4 8.7 4 2 2 15.2 11.3 23.1
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 6 5 1 8.2 13.0 2.9 2 2 0 7.6 11.3 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 10 1 9 8.0 1.5 15.5 1 0 1 2.7 - 6.9
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 36 17 19 49.4 44.2 55.2 19 14 5 72.0 78.9 57.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 15 6 9 20.6 15.6 26.2 12 10 2 45.5 56.4 23.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 6 5 1 8.2 13.0 2.9 4 4 0 15.2 22.6 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 11 1 10 15.1 2.6 29.1 7 5 2 26.5 28.2 23.1
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 6 3 3 8.2 7.8 8.7 1 1 0 3.8 5.6 -
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 - 5.8 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 1 0 1 3.1 - 5.8 1 0 1 2.6 - 8.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 87 54 33 269.4 357.0 192.2 91 65 26 237.8 252.4 207.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 4 1 15.5 26.4 5.8 10 5 5 26.1 19.4 40.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 87 38 49 269.4 251.2 285.3 130 103 27 339.8 399.9 215.8
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 7 6 1 21.7 39.7 5.8 1 1 0 2.6 3.9 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 20 9 11 61.9 59.5 64.0 27 20 7 70.6 77.6 56.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 8 3 5 24.8 19.8 29.1 26 22 4 68.0 85.4 32.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 12 7 5 37.2 46.3 29.1 20 16 4 52.3 62.1 32.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.2 7.8 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 1 5 18.6 6.6 29.1 6 4 2 15.7 15.5 16.0
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.2 7.8 -
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) 5 0 5 10.0 - 18.4 3 0 3 5.5 - 14.5
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 14 8 6 43.3 52.9 34.9 21 14 7 54.9 54.4 56.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 9 4 5 27.9 26.4 29.1 13 7 6 34.0 27.2 48.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 7 6 1 21.7 39.7 5.8 5 5 0 13.1 19.4 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 4 2 2 12.4 13.2 11.6 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 6 4 2 18.6 26.4 11.6 3 0 3 7.8 - 24.0
* 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, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 27 23 4 217.3 344.8 69.5 58 47 11 209.7 257.1 117.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 3 1 32.2 45.0 17.4 9 4 5 32.5 21.9 53.3
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 47 31 16 378.3 464.8 278.0 118 92 26 426.7 503.3 277.3
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 3 0 3 24.1 - 52.1 2 1 1 7.2 5.5 10.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 18 12 6 144.9 179.9 104.2 30 25 5 108.5 136.8 53.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 7.2 5.5 10.7
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 5 5 0 40.2 75.0 - 11 6 5 39.8 32.8 53.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 5 4 1 40.2 60.0 17.4 11 10 1 39.8 54.7 10.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 2 0 16.1 30.0 - 6 2 4 21.7 10.9 42.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 2 1 24.1 30.0 17.4 8 6 2 28.9 32.8 21.3
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 0 3 24.1 - 52.1 2 1 1 7.2 5.5 10.7
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 8 3 5 41.9 41.7 42.0 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 11 5 6 88.5 75.0 104.2 29 15 14 104.9 82.1 149.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 4 2 2 32.2 30.0 34.8 18 7 11 65.1 38.3 117.3
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 1 0 8.0 15.0 - 2 2 0 7.2 10.9 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 7.2 - 21.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 8.0 15.0 - 6 5 1 21.7 27.4 10.7
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) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.4 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 58 44 14 269.6 313.7 186.9 19 6 13 153.6 163.3 149.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 9 6 3 41.8 42.8 40.0 2 0 2 16.2 - 23.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 82 57 25 381.1 406.4 333.8 52 13 39 420.5 353.8 448.7
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 4.6 7.1 - 2 0 2 16.2 - 23.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 14 8 6 65.1 57.0 80.1 6 1 5 48.5 27.2 57.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 2 2 0 9.3 14.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 6 5 1 27.9 35.6 13.4 3 2 1 24.3 54.4 11.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 7 5 2 32.5 35.6 26.7 2 0 2 16.2 - 23.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 1 2 13.9 7.1 26.7 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 1 3 18.6 7.1 40.0 2 1 1 16.2 27.2 11.5
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 - - - 1 0 1 8.1 - 11.5
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 5 2 3 14.4 10.5 19.2 6 0 6 29.0 - 38.7
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 12 6 6 55.8 42.8 80.1 8 2 6 64.7 54.4 69.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 3 4 32.5 21.4 53.4 4 2 2 32.3 54.4 23.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 6 5 1 27.9 35.6 13.4 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 5 1 4 23.2 7.1 53.4 1 0 1 8.1 - 11.5
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 24.3 - 34.5
* 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, 1998
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) 1 0 1 2.5 - 6.3 1 1 0 3.0 6.1 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 53 29 24 134.9 123.7 151.4 67 46 21 200.6 280.6 123.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 5 1 4 12.7 4.3 25.2 7 2 5 21.0 12.2 29.4
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 119 71 48 302.9 302.9 302.8 130 77 53 389.2 469.7 311.6
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 1 1 5.1 4.3 6.3 1 1 0 3.0 6.1 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 17 9 8 43.3 38.4 50.5 35 22 13 104.8 134.2 76.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 6.0 12.2 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 8 7 1 20.4 29.9 6.3 17 12 5 50.9 73.2 29.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 10 6 4 25.4 25.6 25.2 15 12 3 44.9 73.2 17.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 1 1 5.1 4.3 6.3 5 4 1 15.0 24.4 5.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 5 1 4 12.7 4.3 25.2 6 2 4 18.0 12.2 23.5
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 - - - 3 1 2 9.0 6.1 11.8
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 4.0 - 7.4 4 0 4 7.2 - 12.0
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 14 10 4 35.6 42.7 25.2 29 14 15 86.8 85.4 88.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 5 2 17.8 21.3 12.6 13 5 8 38.9 30.5 47.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 8 5 3 20.4 21.3 18.9 3 2 1 9.0 12.2 5.9
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 2.5 - 6.3 6 2 4 18.0 12.2 23.5
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 1 0 2.5 4.3 - 7 2 5 21.0 12.2 29.4
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) 1 1 0 2.1 2.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 2 1 1 4.3 2.5 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 107 91 16 228.3 231.9 209.8 12 10 2 101.7 113.4 67.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 21 16 5 44.8 40.8 65.6 1 0 1 8.5 - 33.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 135 116 19 288.1 295.6 249.1 40 23 17 339.0 260.7 571.2
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 3 1 2 6.4 2.5 26.2 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 20 14 6 42.7 35.7 78.7 12 10 2 101.7 113.4 67.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 2.1 2.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 17 14 3 36.3 35.7 39.3 2 2 0 17.0 22.7 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 25 24 1 53.3 61.2 13.1 4 4 0 33.9 45.3 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 8 7 1 17.1 17.8 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 11 11 0 23.5 28.0 - 1 1 0 8.5 11.3 -
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 2.1 2.5 - 1 1 0 8.5 11.3 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 1 0 1.6 1.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 25 22 3 53.3 56.1 39.3 3 3 0 25.4 34.0 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 18 15 3 38.4 38.2 39.3 2 2 0 17.0 22.7 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 4 0 8.5 10.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 2 1 6.4 5.1 13.1 1 1 0 8.5 11.3 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 8 7 1 17.1 17.8 13.1 1 0 1 8.5 - 33.6
* 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 PIKE, PONTOTOC, PRENTISS, AND QUITMAN COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.9 - 23.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 81 46 35 213.6 234.5 191.2 49 43 6 192.9 203.0 142.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 34 16 18 89.7 81.6 98.3 7 7 0 27.6 33.0 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 137 91 46 361.3 463.9 251.3 84 77 7 330.7 363.5 166.2
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 2.6 - 5.5 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 23 12 11 60.6 61.2 60.1 14 10 4 55.1 47.2 95.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 2.6 5.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 11 5 6 29.0 25.5 32.8 10 9 1 39.4 42.5 23.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 29 22 7 76.5 112.2 38.2 15 14 1 59.1 66.1 23.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 11.8 14.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 7 2 5 18.5 10.2 27.3 3 3 0 11.8 14.2 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 0 1 2.6 - 5.5 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 0 3 7.9 - 16.4 1 1 0 3.9 4.7 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 1.6 - 2.6 1 1 0 2.7 3.1 -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 24 11 13 63.3 56.1 71.0 18 17 1 70.9 80.2 23.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 15 8 7 39.6 40.8 38.2 9 9 0 35.4 42.5 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 2 2 10.5 10.2 10.9 7 7 0 27.6 33.0 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 1 2 7.9 5.1 10.9 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 2 2 10.5 10.2 10.9 1 0 1 3.9 - 23.7
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) 37 37 0 152.3 175.7 - 31 13 18 312.7 340.9 295.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 1 0 4.1 4.7 - 2 0 2 20.2 - 32.8
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 73 68 5 300.5 322.9 154.4 43 25 18 433.7 655.6 295.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 20.2 - 32.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 13 11 2 53.5 52.2 61.7 3 0 3 30.3 - 49.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 4.1 4.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 2 2 0 8.2 9.5 - 4 4 0 40.3 104.9 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 19 19 0 78.2 90.2 - 4 1 3 40.3 26.2 49.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 2 2 0 8.2 9.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 2 2 0 8.2 9.5 - 2 1 1 20.2 26.2 16.4
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 20.2 26.2 16.4
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 3 3 0 8.5 9.7 - 1 1 0 5.7 34.5 -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 12 10 2 49.4 47.5 61.7 13 4 9 131.1 104.9 147.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 4 2 2 16.5 9.5 61.7 9 1 8 90.8 26.2 131.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 5 5 0 20.6 23.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 1 1 8.2 4.7 30.9 4 3 1 40.3 78.7 16.4
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 2 0 8.2 9.5 - 1 0 1 10.1 - 16.4
* 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 RANKIN, SCOTT, SHARKEY, AND SIMPSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 4 2 2 3.6 2.3 9.4 3 1 2 12.0 6.7 19.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 155 129 26 141.4 145.9 122.8 71 47 24 284.0 316.2 236.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 10 5 5 9.1 5.6 23.6 4 1 3 16.0 6.7 29.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 279 239 40 254.5 270.2 188.9 117 90 27 468.0 605.4 266.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 0.9 - 4.7 2 1 1 8.0 6.7 9.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 42 32 10 38.3 36.2 47.2 15 6 9 60.0 40.4 88.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 3 3 0 12.0 20.2 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 38 29 9 34.7 32.8 42.5 11 6 5 44.0 40.4 49.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 35 31 4 31.9 35.0 18.9 19 14 5 76.0 94.2 49.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 3 2 1 2.7 2.3 4.7 4 3 1 16.0 20.2 9.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 8 5 3 7.3 5.6 14.2 8 5 3 32.0 33.6 29.6
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 1 0 63.7 79.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 2 0 1.8 2.3 - 1 1 0 4.0 6.7 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 4 3 1 2.5 2.4 3.2 1 0 1 2.3 - 4.9
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 51 44 7 46.5 49.8 33.1 22 12 10 88.0 80.7 98.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 32 27 5 29.2 30.5 23.6 14 7 7 56.0 47.1 69.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 12 12 0 10.9 13.6 - 4 3 1 16.0 20.2 9.9
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 9 8 1 8.2 9.0 4.7 7 2 5 28.0 13.4 49.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 1 3 3.6 1.1 14.2 6 3 3 24.0 20.2 29.6
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) 1 0 1 15.0 - 21.8 2 0 2 7.9 - 22.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 15 4 11 225.6 193.1 240.2 69 45 24 272.3 272.2 272.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 1 2 45.1 48.3 43.7 4 3 1 15.8 18.1 11.4
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 26 8 18 391.0 386.3 393.1 104 77 27 410.4 465.7 306.6
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 15.0 - 21.8 2 0 2 7.9 - 22.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 9 3 6 135.3 144.8 131.0 23 17 6 90.8 102.8 68.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 13 8 5 51.3 48.4 56.8
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 4 1 3 60.2 48.3 65.5 10 7 3 39.5 42.3 34.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 2 0 2 30.1 - 43.7 16 12 4 63.1 72.6 45.4
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 7.9 12.1 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 11.8 12.1 11.4
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 11.8 12.1 11.4
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.4 - 5.1
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 5 1 4 75.2 48.3 87.4 23 15 8 90.8 90.7 90.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 5 1 4 75.2 48.3 87.4 17 11 6 67.1 66.5 68.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 6 5 1 23.7 30.2 11.4
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 11.8 - 34.1
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 15.0 - 21.8 2 1 1 7.9 6.0 11.4
* 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 SMITH, STONE, SUNFLOWER, AND TALLAHATCHIE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.6 10.0 -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 45 36 9 294.2 309.8 245.0 29 25 4 220.3 250.5 125.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 3 2 1 19.6 17.2 27.2 3 3 0 22.8 30.1 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 60 44 16 392.2 378.6 435.5 44 35 9 334.2 350.7 282.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 9 8 1 58.8 68.8 27.2 6 2 4 45.6 20.0 125.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 6 5 1 39.2 43.0 27.2 10 7 3 76.0 70.1 94.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 1 1 0 6.5 8.6 - 9 9 0 68.4 90.2 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 6.5 8.6 - 1 1 0 7.6 10.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 1 2 19.6 8.6 54.4 2 2 0 15.2 20.0 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 1 1 0 6.5 8.6 - 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) 1 1 0 4.1 6.1 - 1 0 1 5.4 - 17.5
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 9 7 2 58.8 60.2 54.4 7 5 2 53.2 50.1 62.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 3 2 1 19.6 17.2 27.2 3 2 1 22.8 20.0 31.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 3 0 19.6 25.8 - 1 1 0 7.6 10.0 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 6.5 8.6 - 1 1 0 7.6 10.0 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 6.5 - 27.2 0 0 0 - - -
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 - - - 1 0 1 6.7 - 11.0
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 7 1 6 20.2 8.9 25.7 1 0 1 6.7 - 11.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 76 32 44 219.8 283.9 188.8 35 17 18 235.0 293.0 198.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 9 3 6 26.0 26.6 25.7 5 3 2 33.6 51.7 22.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 130 57 73 376.0 505.6 313.2 48 26 22 322.3 448.1 242.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 0 1 2.9 - 4.3 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 21 8 13 60.7 71.0 55.8 9 5 4 60.4 86.2 44.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 10 4 6 28.9 35.5 25.7 9 4 5 60.4 68.9 55.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 11 4 7 31.8 35.5 30.0 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 2.9 8.9 - 1 1 0 6.7 17.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 1 2 8.7 8.9 8.6 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) 3 1 2 8.7 8.9 8.6 1 0 1 6.7 - 11.0
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 4 1 3 7.6 8.8 7.2 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 21 5 16 60.7 44.4 68.6 17 8 9 114.1 137.9 99.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 6 3 3 17.4 26.6 12.9 10 4 6 67.1 68.9 66.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 3 1 11.6 26.6 4.3 4 4 0 26.8 68.9 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 0 2 5.8 - 8.6 2 0 2 13.4 - 22.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 4 0 4 11.6 - 17.2 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, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 52 35 17 217.4 232.5 191.6 53 44 9 252.0 255.7 235.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 2 1 1 8.4 6.6 11.3 2 1 1 9.5 5.8 26.2
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 77 52 25 321.9 345.5 281.8 94 88 6 447.0 511.4 156.9
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 2 1 1 8.4 6.6 11.3 3 1 2 14.3 5.8 52.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 12 5 7 50.2 33.2 78.9 15 13 2 71.3 75.6 52.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 6 4 2 25.1 26.6 22.5 8 8 0 38.0 46.5 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 9 8 1 37.6 53.2 11.3 14 14 0 66.6 81.4 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 4.2 6.6 - 3 2 1 14.3 11.6 26.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 5 2 3 20.9 13.3 33.8 3 3 0 14.3 17.4 -
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 8.4 13.3 - 2 1 1 9.5 5.8 26.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 5.2 - 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 18 10 8 75.2 66.4 90.2 22 21 1 104.6 122.0 26.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 11 6 5 46.0 39.9 56.4 14 14 0 66.6 81.4 -
SUICIDE (950-959) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.8 5.8 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 1 2 12.5 6.6 22.5 3 1 2 14.3 5.8 52.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 4.2 - 11.3 2 1 1 9.5 5.8 26.2
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) 1 1 0 5.4 5.6 - 2 0 2 24.9 - 32.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 74 74 0 396.7 414.6 - 27 13 14 335.9 698.9 226.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 0 1 5.4 - 123.8 2 0 2 24.9 - 32.4
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 101 98 3 541.4 549.1 371.3 20 9 11 248.8 483.9 178.0
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 24.9 - 32.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 17 16 1 91.1 89.6 123.8 5 2 3 62.2 107.5 48.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 2 2 0 10.7 11.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 13 13 0 69.7 72.8 - 2 2 0 24.9 107.5 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 14 14 0 75.0 78.4 - 2 1 1 24.9 53.8 16.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 5.4 5.6 - 1 0 1 12.4 - 16.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 4 0 21.4 22.4 - 4 3 1 49.8 161.3 16.2
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 3 3 0 16.1 16.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.8 - 6.9
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 16 16 0 85.8 89.6 - 4 2 2 49.8 107.5 32.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 8 8 0 42.9 44.8 - 2 0 2 24.9 - 32.4
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 4 0 21.4 22.4 - 3 3 0 37.3 161.3 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 24.9 - 32.4
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 2 2 0 10.7 11.2 - 2 0 2 24.9 - 32.4
* 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 UNION, WALTHALL, WARREN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.0 12.6 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 60 52 8 251.8 260.7 206.1 31 17 14 215.7 214.5 217.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 9 7 2 37.8 35.1 51.5 4 2 2 27.8 25.2 31.0
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 78 72 6 327.3 361.0 154.6 64 48 16 445.4 605.8 248.2
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 1 1 0 4.2 5.0 - 2 0 2 13.9 - 31.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 24 18 6 100.7 90.2 154.6 6 2 4 41.8 25.2 62.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 12 11 1 50.4 55.1 25.8 15 8 7 104.4 101.0 108.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 18 15 3 75.5 75.2 77.3 5 3 2 34.8 37.9 31.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.0 12.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 6 4 2 25.2 20.0 51.5 6 5 1 41.8 63.1 15.5
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 1 0 4.2 5.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 1 0 1 2.8 - 11.5 1 0 1 4.4 - 7.8
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 9 9 0 37.8 45.1 - 10 5 5 69.6 63.1 77.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 7 0 29.4 35.1 - 8 4 4 55.7 50.5 62.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 2 2 0 8.4 10.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 1 0 4.2 5.0 - 1 0 1 7.0 - 15.5
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 3 3 0 12.6 15.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
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 - - - 1 0 1 1.5 - 2.5
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 5 0 5 10.1 - 24.1 8 2 6 12.2 7.8 15.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 110 65 45 222.6 226.7 217.0 121 46 75 185.4 178.4 190.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 6 1 5 12.1 3.5 24.1 13 5 8 19.9 19.4 20.3
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 174 99 75 352.2 345.3 361.7 243 109 134 372.3 422.8 339.4
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 5 0 5 10.1 - 24.1 6 2 4 9.2 7.8 10.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 41 22 19 83.0 76.7 91.6 58 23 35 88.9 89.2 88.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.5 - 2.5
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 31 23 8 62.7 80.2 38.6 19 11 8 29.1 42.7 20.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 13 10 3 26.3 34.9 14.5 22 17 5 33.7 65.9 12.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 2.0 3.5 - 7 4 3 10.7 15.5 7.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 8 5 3 16.2 17.4 14.5 13 4 9 19.9 15.5 22.8
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 2 0 2 4.0 - 9.6 4 0 4 6.1 - 10.1
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 6 2 4 7.7 5.4 9.8 3 0 3 2.4 - 3.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 27 13 14 54.6 45.3 67.5 39 10 29 59.8 38.8 73.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 9 4 5 18.2 14.0 24.1 24 4 20 36.8 15.5 50.6
SUICIDE (950-959) 4 4 0 8.1 14.0 - 4 4 0 6.1 15.5 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 3 1 2 6.1 3.5 9.6 20 3 17 30.6 11.6 43.0
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 3 1 2 6.1 3.5 9.6 14 1 13 21.4 3.9 32.9
* 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 WAYNE, WEBSTER, WILKINSON, AND WINSTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 0 1 4.9 - 12.8 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 40 28 12 196.4 223.2 153.4 25 21 4 237.0 261.1 159.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 2 2 19.6 15.9 25.6 6 6 0 56.9 74.6 -
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 72 48 24 353.5 382.7 306.7 44 41 3 417.2 509.7 119.8
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 11 7 4 54.0 55.8 51.1 13 11 2 123.2 136.7 79.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 6 4 2 29.4 31.9 25.6 3 3 0 28.4 37.3 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 9 8 1 44.2 63.8 12.8 8 7 1 75.8 87.0 40.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 4.9 8.0 - 1 1 0 9.5 12.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 2 2 19.6 15.9 25.6 2 2 0 19.0 24.9 -
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 2 2 0 9.8 15.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 9.5 - 40.0
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 2 0 2 5.4 - 10.9 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 16 12 4 78.6 95.7 51.1 8 7 1 75.8 87.0 40.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 8 7 1 39.3 55.8 12.8 3 2 1 28.4 24.9 40.0
SUICIDE (950-959) 3 1 2 14.7 8.0 25.6 1 1 0 9.5 12.4 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 4.9 - 12.8 1 1 0 9.5 12.4 -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 5 4 1 24.5 31.9 12.8 1 1 0 9.5 12.4 -
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) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 31 10 21 337.9 355.7 330.0 40 27 13 206.3 251.4 150.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 1 0 1 10.9 - 15.7 4 1 3 20.6 9.3 34.7
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 45 16 29 490.5 569.2 455.8 90 58 32 464.2 540.0 370.1
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.2 9.3 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 5 1 4 54.5 35.6 62.9 22 12 10 113.5 111.7 115.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.2 9.3 -
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 3 2 1 32.7 71.1 15.7 3 3 0 15.5 27.9 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 6 6 0 65.4 213.4 - 6 6 0 30.9 55.9 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 4 3 1 43.6 106.7 15.7 2 2 0 10.3 18.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 4 1 3 43.6 35.6 47.1 5 2 3 25.8 18.6 34.7
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 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.1 - 6.7
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 9 2 7 98.1 71.1 110.0 16 11 5 82.5 102.4 57.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 4 1 3 43.6 35.6 47.1 6 4 2 30.9 37.2 23.1
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 1 0 10.9 35.6 - 2 2 0 10.3 18.6 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 1 0 1 10.9 - 15.7 0 0 0 - - -
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 10.9 - 15.7 3 0 3 15.5 - 34.7
* 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 YALOBUSHA AND YAZOO COUNTIES, AND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, 1998
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 - - - 3 0 3 11.8 - 21.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 51 40 11 412.4 539.9 221.9 55 25 30 215.6 218.4 213.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 4 1 3 32.3 13.5 60.5 11 4 7 43.1 34.9 49.8
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 55 42 13 444.8 566.9 262.2 87 46 41 341.0 401.8 291.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 11.8 17.5 7.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 13 11 2 105.1 148.5 40.3 28 12 16 109.8 104.8 113.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.9 - 7.1
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 4 4 0 32.3 54.0 - 14 6 8 54.9 52.4 56.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 7 7 0 56.6 94.5 - 10 7 3 39.2 61.2 21.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 1 1 0 8.1 13.5 - 2 1 1 7.8 8.7 7.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 3 3 0 24.3 40.5 - 6 2 4 23.5 17.5 28.4
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.9 8.7 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 1 0 1 520.8 - 1098.9 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 1 0 1 8.1 - 20.2 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 4.1 5.6 3.2
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 16 8 8 129.4 108.0 161.4 20 7 13 78.4 61.2 92.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 7 5 2 56.6 67.5 40.3 11 3 8 43.1 26.2 56.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 1 1 0 8.1 13.5 - 4 4 0 15.7 34.9 -
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 2 1 1 16.2 13.5 20.2 5 2 3 19.6 17.5 21.3
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 1 0 1 8.1 - 20.2 3 3 0 11.8 26.2 -
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NUMBER RATE**
CAUSE AND INTERNATIONAL NON- NON-
CLASSIFICATION NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
TUBERCULOSIS (010-018) 15 6 9 0.5 0.3 0.9
HIV INFECTION (042-044) 139 28 111 5.0 1.6 10.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (140-208) 5,944 4,017 1,927 216.0 233.6 186.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (250) 628 333 295 22.8 19.4 28.6
DISEASES OF HEART (390-398,
402, 404, 410-429) 9,501 6,419 3,082 345.2 373.3 298.5
HYPERTENSION (401, 403) 213 117 96 7.7 6.8 9.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (430-
438) 1,804 1,131 673 65.6 65.8 65.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (440) 87 60 27 3.2 3.5 2.6
PNEUMONIA AND INFLUENZA (480-
487) 1,065 775 290 38.7 45.1 28.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY
DISEASES (490-496) 1,128 939 189 41.0 54.6 18.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (571) 231 169 62 8.4 9.8 6.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME,
AND NEPHROSIS (580-589) 402 237 165 14.6 13.8 16.0
INFECTIONS OF KIDNEY (590) 14 11 3 0.5 0.6 0.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (630-676) 4 2 2 9.3 8.7 10.0
CONGENITAL ANOMALIES (740-759) 139 73 66 5.0 4.2 6.4
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD
(760-779) 194 48 146 4.5 2.1 7.3
ACCIDENTS (800-949) 1,712 1,060 652 62.2 61.6 63.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS#
(810-825) 957 586 371 34.8 34.1 35.9
SUICIDE (950-959) 330 284 46 12.0 16.5 4.4
HOMICIDE AND LEGAL INTER-
VENTION (960-978) 358 118 240 13.0 6.9 23.2
SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND ILL-
DEFINED CONDITIONS# (780-799) 271 157 114 9.8 9.1 11.0
* 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.
