TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ADAMS, ALCORN, AMITE, AND ATTALA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
ADAMS COUNTY ALCORN COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 442 232 210 13.1 14.2 12.1 424 382 42 12.8 13.2 10.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 9 4 5 26.7 24.5 28.9 11 11 0 33.2 38.1 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 5.9 - 11.6 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 85 37 48 252.5 226.3 277.4 88 80 8 266.0 277.0 190.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 7 2 5 20.8 12.2 28.9 5 3 2 15.1 10.4 47.6
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 7 7 0 20.8 42.8 - 7 7 0 21.2 24.2 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 183 100 83 543.7 611.6 479.6 180 164 16 544.1 567.8 381.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 160 93 67 475.4 568.8 387.1 134 124 10 405.1 429.3 238.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 6.0 3.5 23.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 20 4 16 59.4 24.5 92.4 39 35 4 117.9 121.2 95.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 9.1 10.4 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 15 10 5 44.6 61.2 28.9 15 13 2 45.3 45.0 47.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 27 19 8 80.2 116.2 46.2 22 21 1 66.5 72.7 23.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 0 1 3.0 - 5.8 1 1 0 3.0 3.5 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 5 4 1 14.8 24.5 5.8 4 3 1 12.1 10.4 23.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 19 6 13 56.4 36.7 75.1 9 6 3 27.2 20.8 71.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 6.4 - 9.4 1 1 0 2.4 2.8 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 3.0 6.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 24 13 11 71.3 79.5 63.6 21 20 1 63.5 69.2 23.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 12 6 6 35.6 36.7 34.7 12 12 0 36.3 41.6 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 8 6 2 23.8 36.7 11.6 1 1 0 3.0 3.5 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 1 3 11.9 6.1 17.3 4 2 2 12.1 6.9 47.6
AMITE COUNTY ATTALA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 130 69 61 9.3 9.5 9.2 254 179 75 13.8 17.0 9.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 2 1 21.6 27.6 15.0 2 1 1 10.9 9.5 12.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 31 20 11 222.9 275.9 165.2 39 28 11 212.7 265.4 141.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 2 3 36.0 27.6 45.1 6 6 0 32.7 56.9 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 7 7 0 38.2 66.3 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 54 28 26 388.3 386.3 390.6 109 77 32 594.4 729.7 411.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 45 24 21 323.6 331.1 315.4 82 55 27 447.2 521.2 346.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 7.2 - 15.0 2 1 1 10.9 9.5 12.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 3 4 50.3 41.4 60.1 21 17 4 114.5 161.1 51.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.4 9.5 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 1 3 28.8 13.8 45.1 5 4 1 27.3 37.9 12.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 3 2 1 21.6 27.6 15.0 24 17 7 130.9 161.1 89.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 10.9 9.5 12.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 1 4 36.0 13.8 60.1 8 4 4 43.6 37.9 51.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 5.8 - 11.8 2 1 1 7.6 7.5 7.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 7.2 - 15.0 1 0 1 5.4 - 12.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 4 2 2 28.8 27.6 30.0 16 12 4 87.2 113.7 51.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 1 2 21.6 13.8 30.0 9 8 1 49.1 75.8 12.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 5 3 2 36.0 41.4 30.0 3 1 2 16.4 9.5 25.7
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 16.4 - 38.5
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF BENTON, BOLIVAR, CALHOUN, AND CARROLL COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
BENTON COUNTY BOLIVAR COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 94 69 25 11.6 14.6 7.5 436 162 274 10.9 11.8 10.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 37.1 63.3 - 5 1 4 12.6 7.2 15.4
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 5.0 - 7.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 21 15 6 259.5 316.4 179.0 95 41 54 238.5 297.4 207.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 1 0 12.4 21.1 - 11 6 5 27.6 43.5 19.2
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 11 5 6 27.6 36.3 23.0
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 37 31 6 457.3 654.0 179.0 185 75 110 464.5 544.0 422.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 32 26 6 395.5 548.5 179.0 150 62 88 376.6 449.7 338.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 5 0 5 12.6 - 19.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 5 5 0 61.8 105.5 - 28 13 15 70.3 94.3 57.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 5.0 - 7.7
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 2 2 49.4 42.2 59.7 18 7 11 45.2 50.8 42.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 5 4 1 61.8 84.4 29.8 11 3 8 27.6 21.8 30.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 12.4 21.1 - 1 0 1 2.5 - 3.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 12.4 - 29.8 1 1 0 2.5 7.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 37.1 21.1 59.7 19 2 17 47.7 14.5 65.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 4 0 4 6.0 - 8.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 12.4 21.1 - 4 0 4 10.0 - 15.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 7.8 - 15.9 2 1 1 3.0 6.3 2.0
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 6 4 2 74.2 84.4 59.7 25 6 19 62.8 43.5 73.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 2 1 37.1 42.2 29.8 15 2 13 37.7 14.5 49.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 12.4 21.1 - 4 4 0 10.0 29.0 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 12.4 - 29.8 4 1 3 10.0 7.2 11.5
CALHOUN COUNTY CARROLL COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 193 149 44 13.0 14.1 10.1 95 68 27 9.5 11.8 6.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 4 0 26.9 37.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 6.7 - 23.0 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 41 28 13 275.3 265.3 299.7 21 14 7 210.7 243.6 165.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 2 1 20.1 19.0 23.0 5 2 3 50.2 34.8 71.1
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 26.9 28.4 23.0 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 84 66 18 564.1 625.4 414.9 37 27 10 371.2 469.7 237.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 62 46 16 416.4 435.9 368.8 32 23 9 321.0 400.1 213.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 10.0 17.4 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 17 15 2 114.2 142.1 46.1 3 2 1 30.1 34.8 23.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 2 0 13.4 19.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 5 2 47.0 47.4 46.1 6 4 2 60.2 69.6 47.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 8 0 53.7 75.8 - 6 6 0 60.2 104.4 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 2 0 13.4 19.0 - 1 1 0 10.0 17.4 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 5 1 40.3 47.4 23.0 5 3 2 50.2 52.2 47.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 6.7 9.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 9.8 - 22.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 11 6 5 73.9 56.8 115.3 5 4 1 50.2 69.6 23.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 6 3 60.4 56.8 69.2 4 3 1 40.1 52.2 23.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 20.1 19.0 23.0 2 2 0 20.1 34.8 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CLAIBORNE, AND CLARKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
CHICKASAW COUNTY CHOCTAW COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 228 156 72 12.6 14.7 9.6 105 74 31 11.2 11.7 10.2
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 5.5 - 13.3 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 1 1 11.0 9.4 13.3 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 54 39 15 298.0 367.2 200.0 19 14 5 202.9 221.0 164.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 2 4 33.1 18.8 53.3 4 3 1 42.7 47.4 33.0
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 1 0 1 5.5 - 13.3 1 1 0 10.7 15.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 92 63 29 507.7 593.1 386.7 38 28 10 405.7 442.0 329.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 76 54 22 419.4 508.4 293.4 31 22 9 331.0 347.3 296.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 5.5 - 13.3 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 13 7 6 71.7 65.9 80.0 6 5 1 64.1 78.9 33.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 12 11 1 66.2 103.6 13.3 4 2 2 42.7 31.6 66.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 4 4 44.1 37.6 53.3 7 5 2 74.7 78.9 66.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 5.5 - 13.3 1 1 0 10.7 15.8 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 2 4 33.1 18.8 53.3 3 2 1 32.0 31.6 33.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 1 2 8.8 6.2 11.1 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 10.7 - 33.0
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 20 15 5 110.4 141.2 66.7 9 5 4 96.1 78.9 131.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 12 7 5 66.2 65.9 66.7 5 3 2 53.4 47.4 66.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 1 1 11.0 9.4 13.3 1 1 0 10.7 15.8 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 5.5 9.4 - 2 0 2 21.4 - 66.0
CLAIBORNE COUNTY CLARKE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 115 34 81 9.9 17.0 8.4 199 137 62 10.8 11.8 9.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 10.8 17.2 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.4 - 14.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 19 4 15 163.8 199.6 156.4 34 24 10 184.3 206.6 146.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 2 1 25.9 99.8 10.4 2 0 2 10.8 - 29.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 25.9 49.9 20.8 2 2 0 10.8 17.2 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 65 23 42 560.5 1148 437.9 109 74 35 590.9 637.0 512.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 55 21 34 474.3 1047.9 354.5 86 61 25 466.2 525.1 366.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 4 2 2 21.7 17.2 29.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 10 2 8 86.2 99.8 83.4 16 11 5 86.7 94.7 73.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 10.8 - 29.3
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 1 0 1 8.6 - 10.4 4 3 1 21.7 25.8 14.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 4 1 3 34.5 49.9 31.3 6 4 2 32.5 34.4 29.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 8.6 - 10.4 1 1 0 5.4 8.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 0 3 25.9 - 31.3 3 1 2 16.3 8.6 29.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 6.2 - 6.9 1 0 1 4.1 - 8.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 6 2 4 51.7 99.8 41.7 10 6 4 54.2 51.6 58.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 2 1 25.9 99.8 10.4 7 3 4 38.0 25.8 58.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 10.8 17.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 8.6 - 10.4 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CLAY, COAHOMA, COPIAH, AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
CLAY COUNTY COAHOMA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 221 120 101 10.2 12.6 8.3 358 146 212 11.5 14.2 10.2
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 4.6 - 8.2 6 2 4 19.3 19.4 19.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 9.2 - 16.5 3 0 3 9.6 - 14.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 34 23 11 157.0 240.9 90.8 72 33 39 231.6 320.5 187.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 2 6 36.9 20.9 49.5 18 5 13 57.9 48.6 62.5
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 9.6 19.4 4.8
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 113 59 54 521.8 618.0 445.9 138 66 72 443.8 641.1 346.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 99 54 45 457.1 565.6 371.6 104 52 52 334.5 505.1 250.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 6 0 6 19.3 - 28.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 12 5 7 55.4 52.4 57.8 25 13 12 80.4 126.3 57.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.2 9.7 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 2 2 18.5 20.9 16.5 9 5 4 28.9 48.6 19.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 5 3 36.9 52.4 24.8 20 8 12 64.3 77.7 57.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.2 - 4.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 9.2 10.5 8.2 3 1 2 9.6 9.7 9.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 13.8 10.5 16.5 14 5 9 45.0 48.6 43.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 5 2 3 14.4 17.5 12.8 3 0 3 5.3 - 6.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.2 - 4.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.8 - 2.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 9 5 4 41.6 52.4 33.0 21 7 14 67.5 68.0 67.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 7 5 2 32.3 52.4 16.5 12 5 7 38.6 48.6 33.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 1 1 9.2 10.5 8.2 5 2 3 16.1 19.4 14.4
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 4.6 - 8.2 11 1 10 35.4 9.7 48.1
COPIAH COUNTY COVINGTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 312 150 162 10.8 11.1 10.6 183 135 48 10.2 12.1 7.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 8 4 4 27.7 29.5 26.1 1 1 0 5.6 9.0 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 57 31 26 197.3 228.6 169.6 42 32 10 234.8 287.1 148.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 2 4 20.8 14.7 26.1 2 2 0 11.2 17.9 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 13.8 22.1 6.5 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 141 73 68 488.0 538.3 443.6 80 58 22 447.2 520.3 326.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 118 64 54 408.4 471.9 352.2 71 53 18 396.9 475.5 267.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 4 0 4 13.8 - 26.1 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 17 8 9 58.8 59.0 58.7 8 4 4 44.7 35.9 59.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.6 9.0 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 3 1 13.8 22.1 6.5 2 2 0 11.2 17.9 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 11 7 4 38.1 51.6 26.1 11 7 4 61.5 62.8 59.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 0 1 3.5 - 6.5 1 1 0 5.6 9.0 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 1 5 20.8 7.4 32.6 2 0 2 11.2 - 29.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 1 3 13.8 7.4 19.6 2 1 1 11.2 9.0 14.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 8 1 7 19.4 6.3 27.4 1 1 0 3.5 6.7 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 1 2 10.4 7.4 13.0 3 3 0 16.8 26.9 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 1 1 4.8 6.3 3.9 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 14 7 7 48.4 51.6 45.7 11 10 1 61.5 89.7 14.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 7 2 5 24.2 14.7 32.6 7 7 0 39.1 62.8 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 3.5 7.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 6 0 6 20.8 - 39.1 1 0 1 5.6 - 14.8
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF DESOTO, FORREST, FRANKLIN, AND GEORGE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
DESOTO COUNTY FORREST COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 755 663 92 7.4 7.6 6.1 769 547 222 10.3 11.1 8.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 1.0 - 6.6 1 1 0 1.3 2.0 -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 19 15 4 18.6 17.2 26.6 12 6 6 16.0 12.2 23.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 3 1 2 2.9 1.1 13.3 5 3 2 6.7 6.1 7.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 164 148 16 160.6 170.0 106.2 177 129 48 236.2 262.1 186.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 19 13 6 18.6 14.9 39.8 9 5 4 12.0 10.2 15.6
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 8 8 0 7.8 9.2 - 17 15 2 22.7 30.5 7.8
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 303 262 41 296.7 300.9 272.2 301 214 87 401.7 434.9 338.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 215 186 29 210.5 213.6 192.5 227 167 60 303.0 339.4 233.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 40 33 7 39.2 37.9 46.5 8 6 2 10.7 12.2 7.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 41 36 5 40.1 41.3 33.2 54 33 21 72.1 67.1 81.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 4.0 4.1 3.9
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 18 15 3 17.6 17.2 19.9 14 12 2 18.7 24.4 7.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 33 32 1 32.3 36.8 6.6 53 38 15 70.7 77.2 58.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 4.0 6.1 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 4 2 5.9 4.6 13.3 4 4 0 5.3 8.1 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 17 16 1 16.6 18.4 6.6 22 15 7 29.4 30.5 27.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 11 8 3 6.7 5.8 12.0 1 1 0 0.9 1.7 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 5 5 0 4.9 5.7 - 5 4 1 6.7 8.1 3.9
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 2 0 1.2 1.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 56 51 5 54.8 58.6 33.2 50 30 20 66.7 61.0 77.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 43 40 3 42.1 45.9 19.9 22 13 9 29.4 26.4 35.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 14 13 1 13.7 14.9 6.6 8 5 3 10.7 10.2 11.7
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 2 0 2.0 2.3 - 3 2 1 4.0 4.1 3.9
FRANKLIN COUNTY GEORGE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 93 66 27 11.4 13.3 8.4 188 169 19 9.3 9.4 8.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 12.2 - 31.3 3 2 1 14.9 11.1 44.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 21 14 7 257.4 282.0 219.0 48 46 2 237.8 256.2 89.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 4 1 61.3 80.6 31.3 11 10 1 54.5 55.7 44.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 9.9 11.1 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 40 33 7 490.2 664.8 219.0 60 50 10 297.2 278.4 448.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 36 30 6 441.2 604.4 187.7 49 42 7 242.8 233.9 314.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 9.9 - 89.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 3 2 1 36.8 40.3 31.3 7 6 1 34.7 33.4 44.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 12.2 20.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 1 1 0 12.2 20.1 - 1 1 0 5.0 5.6 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 3 2 1 36.8 40.3 31.3 12 12 0 59.4 66.8 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 12.2 20.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 36.8 20.1 62.6 4 4 0 19.8 22.3 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 1 1 14.9 13.9 16.1 5 5 0 13.8 15.2 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 12.2 - 31.3 1 1 0 5.0 5.6 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 2 1 1 24.5 20.1 31.3 17 16 1 84.2 89.1 44.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 1 0 1 12.2 - 31.3 12 11 1 59.4 61.3 44.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 36.8 40.3 31.3 4 4 0 19.8 22.3 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 1 2 36.8 20.1 62.6 2 2 0 9.9 11.1 -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF GREENE, GRENADA, HANCOCK, AND HARRISON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
GREENE COUNTY GRENADA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 88 74 14 7.0 8.2 3.9 286 187 99 12.7 14.9 10.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 1 0 7.9 11.0 - 2 1 1 8.9 8.0 10.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 13.4 - 30.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 25 20 5 197.9 220.5 140.5 55 31 24 245.0 247.8 241.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 4 0 31.7 44.1 - 1 1 0 4.4 8.0 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 7.9 11.0 - 1 1 0 4.4 8.0 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 26 22 4 205.8 242.5 112.4 133 86 47 592.4 687.4 472.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 12 11 1 95.0 121.3 28.1 93 60 33 414.2 479.6 332.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 5 5 0 39.6 55.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 6 4 2 47.5 44.1 56.2 37 23 14 164.8 183.8 140.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 7.9 - 28.1 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 2 0 15.8 22.0 - 15 12 3 66.8 95.9 30.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 5 5 0 39.6 55.1 - 18 15 3 80.2 119.9 30.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 7.9 - 28.1 1 1 0 4.4 8.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 2 1 23.8 22.0 28.1 5 3 2 22.3 24.0 20.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.6 6.8 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 5 5 0 39.6 55.1 - 15 11 4 66.8 87.9 40.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 3 0 23.8 33.1 - 9 5 4 40.1 40.0 40.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 17.8 24.0 10.1
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 1 1 15.8 11.0 28.1 4 2 2 17.8 16.0 20.1
HANCOCK COUNTY HARRISON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 445 404 41 10.7 10.9 9.1 1,758 1,448 310 9.8 10.8 6.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 5 0 12.0 13.5 - 26 23 3 14.6 17.2 6.7
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 10 9 1 5.6 6.7 2.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 99 90 9 238.4 243.2 199.2 440 371 69 246.4 277.2 154.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 7 1 19.3 18.9 22.1 25 19 6 14.0 14.2 13.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 4.8 5.4 - 20 17 3 11.2 12.7 6.7
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 200 185 15 481.7 500.0 332.1 714 573 141 399.8 428.1 315.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 173 159 14 416.7 429.7 309.9 599 485 114 335.4 362.4 254.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 2 0 4.8 5.4 - 2 2 0 1.1 1.5 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 16 16 0 38.5 43.2 - 87 64 23 48.7 47.8 51.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 3 3 0 7.2 8.1 - 12 10 2 6.7 7.5 4.5
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 12 11 1 28.9 29.7 22.1 41 38 3 23.0 28.4 6.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 22 19 3 53.0 51.4 66.4 80 76 4 44.8 56.8 8.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 2.4 2.7 - 1 1 0 0.6 0.7 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 8 7 1 19.3 18.9 22.1 23 18 5 12.9 13.4 11.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 6 1 16.9 16.2 22.1 29 25 4 16.2 18.7 8.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 33.0 46.8 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 10 5 5 3.3 2.3 5.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 2 0 4.8 5.4 - 9 6 3 5.0 4.5 6.7
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 1.8 2.0 - 1 0 1 0.3 - 1.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 30 27 3 72.2 73.0 66.4 94 77 17 52.6 57.5 38.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 20 18 2 48.2 48.6 44.3 38 30 8 21.3 22.4 17.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 5 5 0 12.0 13.5 - 20 18 2 11.2 13.4 4.5
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 4 1 12.0 10.8 22.1 11 6 5 6.2 4.5 11.2
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF HINDS, HOLMES, HUMPHREYS, AND ISSAQUENA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
HINDS COUNTY HOLMES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 2,340 1,149 1,191 9.5 10.2 8.9 255 78 177 11.8 15.9 10.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 49 18 31 19.9 16.0 23.2 2 0 2 9.3 - 12.0
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 40 2 38 16.3 1.8 28.5 5 0 5 23.2 - 30.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 486 244 242 197.8 217.0 181.5 45 18 27 208.7 367.7 162.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 44 10 34 17.9 8.9 25.5 6 2 4 27.8 40.8 24.0
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 25 21 4 10.2 18.7 3.0 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 963 508 455 391.9 451.9 341.3 112 36 76 519.4 735.4 456.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 768 407 361 312.5 362.0 270.8 88 25 63 408.1 510.7 378.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 14 4 10 5.7 3.6 7.5 2 0 2 9.3 - 12.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 159 86 73 64.7 76.5 54.8 21 11 10 97.4 224.7 60.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 0.4 0.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 70 44 26 28.5 39.1 19.5 12 5 7 55.6 102.1 42.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 102 66 36 41.5 58.7 27.0 6 4 2 27.8 81.7 12.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 1 1 0.8 0.9 0.8 1 0 1 4.6 - 6.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 14 8 6 5.7 7.1 4.5 2 0 2 9.3 - 12.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 43 12 31 17.5 10.7 23.2 5 0 5 23.2 - 30.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 0 1 25.9 - 34.8 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 28 3 25 7.2 3.0 8.7 4 0 4 9.7 - 11.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 12 4 8 4.9 3.6 6.0 2 0 2 9.3 - 12.0
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 7 2 5 1.8 2.0 1.7 1 0 1 2.4 - 2.7
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 111 42 69 45.2 37.4 51.8 18 4 14 83.5 81.7 84.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 59 20 39 24.0 17.8 29.2 9 3 6 41.7 61.3 36.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 26 20 6 10.6 17.8 4.5 2 1 1 9.3 20.4 6.0
HOMICIDE (338-346) 52 8 44 21.2 7.1 33.0 3 1 2 13.9 20.4 12.0
HUMPHREYS COUNTY ISSAQUENA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 134 51 83 11.9 15.1 10.6 13 9 4 8.0 13.4 4.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 1 1 17.8 29.7 12.7 1 0 1 61.2 - 103.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 8.9 - 12.7 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 29 11 18 258.6 326.7 229.4 2 1 1 122.3 149.5 103.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 2 1 26.8 59.4 12.7 1 0 1 61.2 - 103.5
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 0 2 17.8 - 25.5 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 55 21 34 490.4 623.7 433.3 4 3 1 244.6 448.4 103.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 47 19 28 419.1 564.3 356.8 3 2 1 183.5 299.0 103.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 17.8 - 25.5 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 6 2 4 53.5 59.4 51.0 1 1 0 61.2 149.5 -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 2 2 35.7 59.4 25.5 0 0 0 - - -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 5 3 71.3 148.5 38.2 0 0 0 - - -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 61.2 149.5 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 1 0 1 8.9 - 12.7 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 4.9 - 5.8 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 4.9 - 5.8 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 3 4 62.4 89.1 51.0 3 3 0 183.5 448.4 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 5 2 3 44.6 59.4 38.2 1 1 0 61.2 149.5 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 0 1 8.9 - 12.7 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 1 4 44.6 29.7 51.0 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ITAWAMBA, JACKSON, JASPER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
ITAWAMBA COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 256 246 10 12.1 12.7 5.8 1,103 897 206 8.3 8.8 6.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 14.2 15.5 - 17 13 4 12.8 12.8 12.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 6 3 3 4.5 3.0 9.5
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 46 45 1 218.2 232.5 57.8 282 236 46 211.8 232.6 145.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 7 1 37.9 36.2 57.8 25 20 5 18.8 19.7 15.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 8 8 0 37.9 41.3 - 21 17 4 15.8 16.8 12.6
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 114 108 6 540.7 558.0 346.8 419 338 81 314.8 333.2 255.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 99 93 6 469.5 480.5 346.8 342 277 65 256.9 273.1 205.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 4.7 5.2 - 1 0 1 0.8 - 3.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 11 11 0 52.2 56.8 - 62 52 10 46.6 51.3 31.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 4.7 5.2 - 7 5 2 5.2 4.9 6.3
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 4 0 19.0 20.7 - 21 20 1 15.8 19.7 3.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 13 13 0 61.6 67.2 - 60 53 7 45.1 52.2 22.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 9.5 10.3 - 10 9 1 7.5 8.9 3.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 2 0 9.5 10.3 - 13 11 2 9.8 10.8 6.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 1 1 7.7 4.2 40.0 8 4 4 4.3 3.0 7.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 3 1 2 2.2 1.0 6.3
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 0.5 - 1.8
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 23 22 1 109.1 113.7 57.8 66 56 10 49.6 55.2 31.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 11 10 1 52.2 51.7 57.8 34 26 8 25.5 25.6 25.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 4.7 5.2 - 20 16 4 15.0 15.8 12.6
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 11 1 10 8.3 1.0 31.6
JASPER COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 175 97 78 9.7 11.5 8.0 92 20 72 11.0 18.1 9.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 1 0 5.5 11.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 5.5 - 10.3 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 34 21 13 187.7 249.7 134.0 19 4 15 226.6 361.3 206.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 5.5 - 10.3 5 0 5 59.6 - 68.7
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 11.0 23.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 81 43 38 447.3 511.3 391.8 45 10 35 536.7 903.3 480.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 66 34 32 364.4 404.3 329.9 39 7 32 465.1 632.3 439.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 13 8 5 71.8 95.1 51.5 5 3 2 59.6 271.0 27.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 11.9 - 13.7
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 2 2 22.1 23.8 20.6 2 1 1 23.8 90.3 13.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 9 6 3 49.7 71.3 30.9 4 1 3 47.7 90.3 41.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 11.0 11.9 10.3 1 0 1 11.9 - 13.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 4 3 38.6 47.6 30.9 2 1 1 23.8 90.3 13.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 714.3 - 757.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 0 2 7.5 - 12.4 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 5.5 11.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 3.8 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 9 5 4 49.7 59.4 41.2 5 2 3 59.6 180.7 41.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 1 2 16.6 11.9 20.6 4 1 3 47.7 90.3 41.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 5.5 11.9 - 2 0 2 23.8 - 27.5
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 5.5 - 10.3 1 0 1 11.9 - 13.7
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF JEFF DAVIS, JONES, KEMPER, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY JONES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 145 72 73 10.5 12.3 9.2 657 512 145 10.4 11.2 8.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.6 - 5.8
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 1 1 14.5 17.1 12.6 9 4 5 14.3 8.7 28.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 14.5 - 25.2 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 29 15 14 210.6 256.3 176.8 144 120 24 228.4 262.4 138.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 7.3 - 12.6 8 5 3 12.7 10.9 17.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 21.8 17.1 25.2 4 4 0 6.3 8.7 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 61 35 26 443.0 598.1 328.4 270 216 54 428.2 472.4 311.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 53 30 23 384.9 512.6 290.5 222 181 41 352.1 395.9 236.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 4.8 4.4 5.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 4 3 50.8 68.4 37.9 34 24 10 53.9 52.5 57.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 7.3 17.1 - 1 1 0 1.6 2.2 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 1 3 29.0 17.1 37.9 27 23 4 42.8 50.3 23.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 1 1 0 7.3 17.1 - 32 26 6 50.8 56.9 34.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 7.3 17.1 - 1 0 1 1.6 - 5.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 7.3 17.1 - 7 7 0 11.1 15.3 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 0 2 14.5 - 25.2 16 11 5 25.4 24.0 28.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 0 2 10.2 - 14.4 2 2 0 2.0 3.2 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 7.3 - 12.6 3 3 0 4.8 6.6 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 3.0 3.2 2.6
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 10 5 5 72.6 85.4 63.1 46 30 16 73.0 65.6 92.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 1 3 29.0 17.1 37.9 24 14 10 38.1 30.6 57.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 14.5 34.2 - 7 6 1 11.1 13.1 5.8
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 7.3 - 12.6 6 2 4 9.5 4.4 23.1
KEMPER COUNTY LAFAYETTE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 93 51 42 8.9 12.0 6.7 278 214 64 8.0 8.8 6.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.9 - 9.4
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 5 3 2 14.3 12.4 18.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 18 12 6 171.6 283.7 95.9 62 46 16 177.6 189.5 150.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 9.5 - 16.0 4 3 1 11.4 12.4 9.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 1 1 19.1 23.6 16.0 6 6 0 17.2 24.7 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 45 20 25 429.1 472.8 399.6 117 97 20 335.1 399.6 188.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 37 15 22 352.8 354.6 351.6 97 82 15 277.8 337.8 141.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 8 5 3 76.3 118.2 47.9 17 14 3 48.7 57.7 28.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 5 2 66.7 118.2 32.0 8 7 1 22.9 28.8 9.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 4 3 1 38.1 70.9 16.0 10 8 2 28.6 33.0 18.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 9.5 23.6 - 3 2 1 8.6 8.2 9.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 28.6 23.6 32.0 9 5 4 25.8 20.6 37.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 7.2 - 9.8 2 2 0 4.5 7.9 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 8.6 8.2 9.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 5 4 1 47.7 94.6 16.0 17 10 7 48.7 41.2 65.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 3 0 28.6 70.9 - 10 5 5 28.6 20.6 47.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 9.5 23.6 - 5 4 1 14.3 16.5 9.4
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 9.5 - 16.0 1 1 0 2.9 4.1 -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LAMAR, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, AND LEAKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
LAMAR COUNTY LAUDERDALE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 283 251 32 7.4 7.6 6.0 939 653 286 12.4 13.8 9.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 4 0 10.5 12.2 - 11 10 1 14.5 21.2 3.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 9 0 9 11.8 - 31.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 61 51 10 160.0 155.5 187.3 238 152 86 313.2 322.5 298.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 0 0 0 - - - 7 4 3 9.2 8.5 10.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 7.9 9.2 - 21 18 3 27.6 38.2 10.4
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 126 115 11 330.5 350.7 206.0 354 270 84 465.9 572.9 291.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 97 89 8 254.4 271.4 149.8 299 224 75 393.5 475.3 260.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 4 3 1 5.3 6.4 3.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 26 23 3 68.2 70.2 56.2 44 38 6 57.9 80.6 20.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 2.6 2.1 3.5
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 5 4 1 13.1 12.2 18.7 32 22 10 42.1 46.7 34.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 13 13 0 34.1 39.6 - 48 37 11 63.2 78.5 38.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 1.3 2.1 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 10 9 1 13.2 19.1 3.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 6 1 18.4 18.3 18.7 19 10 9 25.0 21.2 31.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 2 1 5.0 4.0 11.4 11 1 10 9.4 1.8 16.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 1 1 5.2 3.0 18.7 2 1 1 2.6 2.1 3.5
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 1.7 2.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 12 11 1 31.5 33.6 18.7 58 37 21 76.3 78.5 72.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 8 8 0 21.0 24.4 - 30 21 9 39.5 44.6 31.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 4 0 10.5 12.2 - 4 3 1 5.3 6.4 3.5
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 1 1 5.2 3.0 18.7 8 4 4 10.5 8.5 13.9
LAWRENCE COUNTY LEAKE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 137 93 44 10.5 11.1 9.4 239 142 97 12.2 12.6 11.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.1 - 12.0
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 15.3 23.8 - 5 3 2 25.5 26.6 24.0
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 34 24 10 260.2 285.5 214.6 45 28 17 229.6 248.6 203.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 7.6 - 21.5 8 1 7 40.8 8.9 83.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 10.2 8.9 12.0
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 58 35 23 443.9 416.3 493.7 110 71 39 561.2 630.4 467.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 49 32 17 375.0 380.6 364.9 83 62 21 423.4 550.5 251.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 8 2 6 40.8 17.8 71.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 3 4 53.6 35.7 85.8 14 5 9 71.4 44.4 107.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 10.2 - 24.0
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 0 0 0 - - - 5 5 0 25.5 44.4 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 7 6 1 53.6 71.4 21.5 6 3 3 30.6 26.6 36.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.1 - 12.0
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 7.6 11.9 - 6 3 3 30.6 26.6 36.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 1 3 30.6 11.9 64.4 9 5 4 45.9 44.4 48.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 308.6 - 602.4
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 5.8 8.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 12 10 2 91.8 118.9 42.9 10 6 4 51.0 53.3 48.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 7 2 68.9 83.3 42.9 8 5 3 40.8 44.4 36.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 7.6 11.9 - 2 2 0 10.2 17.8 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 7.6 - 21.5 4 1 3 20.4 8.9 36.0
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LEE, LEFLORE, LINCOLN, AND LOWNDES COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
LEE COUNTY LEFLORE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 720 572 148 9.6 10.0 8.2 419 178 241 11.4 13.4 10.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.7 - 4.2
SEPTICEMIA (018) 15 9 6 19.9 15.7 33.5 1 0 1 2.7 - 4.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 1.3 - 5.6 3 0 3 8.1 - 12.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 169 132 37 224.7 230.4 206.5 89 43 46 241.7 322.6 195.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 4 2 8.0 7.0 11.2 6 3 3 16.3 22.5 12.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 12 11 1 16.0 19.2 5.6 3 2 1 8.1 15.0 4.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 307 259 48 408.2 452.1 267.8 201 82 119 546.0 615.2 506.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 238 198 40 316.4 345.6 223.2 160 69 91 434.6 517.6 387.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 2 1 4.0 3.5 5.6 2 0 2 5.4 - 8.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 57 50 7 75.8 87.3 39.1 35 11 24 95.1 82.5 102.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 3 3 0 4.0 5.2 - 1 1 0 2.7 7.5 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 18 13 5 23.9 22.7 27.9 8 4 4 21.7 30.0 17.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 32 28 4 42.5 48.9 22.3 22 15 7 59.8 112.5 29.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 2 0 2.6 3.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 5 1 8.0 8.7 5.6 5 5 0 13.6 37.5 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 8 4 4 10.6 7.0 22.3 6 1 5 16.3 7.5 21.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 5 1 4 4.1 1.2 9.7 4 0 4 6.6 - 8.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 4 2 2 5.3 3.5 11.2 1 1 0 2.7 7.5 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 0.8 - 2.4 1 0 1 1.6 - 2.0
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 47 38 9 62.5 66.3 50.2 22 4 18 59.8 30.0 76.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 22 20 2 29.2 34.9 11.2 8 2 6 21.7 15.0 25.5
SUICIDE (331-337) 7 7 0 9.3 12.2 - 3 2 1 8.1 15.0 4.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 2 2 5.3 3.5 11.2 9 0 9 24.4 - 38.3
LINCOLN COUNTY LOWNDES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 452 327 125 14.1 15.1 11.9 499 289 210 8.2 8.0 8.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 3 2 15.6 13.9 19.1 9 5 4 14.9 13.9 16.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 6.2 - 19.1 7 0 7 11.6 - 28.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 107 79 28 333.3 365.5 266.9 99 56 43 163.6 155.4 175.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 32 22 10 99.7 101.8 95.3 8 4 4 13.2 11.1 16.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 11 10 1 34.3 46.3 9.5 11 10 1 18.2 27.7 4.1
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 172 122 50 535.7 564.4 476.6 197 114 83 325.5 316.3 338.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 118 78 40 367.5 360.9 381.3 149 86 63 246.2 238.6 257.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 6 5 1 18.7 23.1 9.5 6 5 1 9.9 13.9 4.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 44 37 7 137.0 171.2 66.7 37 20 17 61.1 55.5 69.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 3.1 - 9.5 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 19 16 3 59.2 74.0 28.6 11 9 2 18.2 25.0 8.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 27 20 7 84.1 92.5 66.7 22 18 4 36.3 49.9 16.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 1.6 2.8 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 3.1 4.6 - 3 1 2 5.0 2.8 8.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 4 5 28.0 18.5 47.7 8 2 6 13.2 5.6 24.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 2.1 - 6.3 3 1 2 3.1 2.0 4.1
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.6 - 4.1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 5 3 2 5.1 6.1 4.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 15 12 3 46.7 55.5 28.6 22 12 10 36.3 33.3 40.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 7 2 28.0 32.4 19.1 16 8 8 26.4 22.2 32.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 7 6 1 21.8 27.8 9.5 7 6 1 11.6 16.6 4.1
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 0 4 12.4 - 38.1 3 0 3 5.0 - 12.2
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF MADISON, MARION, MARSHALL, AND MONROE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
MADISON COUNTY MARION COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 627 388 239 8.4 9.9 6.7 329 230 99 12.4 12.9 11.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 1 0 1.3 2.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 10 3 7 13.4 7.7 19.8 7 3 4 26.4 16.9 45.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 9 1 8 12.1 2.6 22.6 1 0 1 3.8 - 11.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 185 130 55 248.1 332.2 155.2 69 46 23 260.0 258.9 262.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 3 1 5.4 7.7 2.8 5 3 2 18.8 16.9 22.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 12 9 3 16.1 23.0 8.5 3 3 0 11.3 16.9 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 222 139 83 297.7 355.2 234.3 134 94 40 504.9 529.0 456.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 160 98 62 214.6 250.4 175.0 101 72 29 380.6 405.2 330.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 8 4 4 10.7 10.2 11.3 3 1 2 11.3 5.6 22.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 49 32 17 65.7 81.8 48.0 26 17 9 98.0 95.7 102.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 22 14 8 29.5 35.8 22.6 6 5 1 22.6 28.1 11.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 27 19 8 36.2 48.5 22.6 20 14 6 75.4 78.8 68.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 2 0 2.7 5.1 - 1 0 1 3.8 - 11.4
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 8 6 2 10.7 15.3 5.6 2 2 0 7.5 11.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 13 4 9 17.4 10.2 25.4 11 9 2 41.4 50.6 22.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 8 2 6 6.8 3.3 10.6 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 1.3 2.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 3 1 2 2.6 1.7 3.5 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 24 16 8 32.2 40.9 22.6 14 10 4 52.8 56.3 45.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 16 9 7 21.4 23.0 19.8 10 7 3 37.7 39.4 34.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 4.0 7.7 - 1 1 0 3.8 5.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 13 1 12 17.4 2.6 33.9 9 3 6 33.9 16.9 68.4
MARSHALL COUNTY MONROE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 358 178 180 11.1 11.8 10.5 400 270 130 10.5 10.5 10.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.6 - 8.0
SEPTICEMIA (018) 6 2 4 18.6 13.2 23.3 7 3 4 18.3 11.7 31.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.6 - 8.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 77 38 39 238.2 251.1 226.9 88 61 27 230.2 237.7 214.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 1 1 6.2 6.6 5.8 8 5 3 20.9 19.5 23.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 9.3 19.8 - 5 5 0 13.1 19.5 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 164 78 86 507.4 515.4 500.3 151 106 45 395.0 413.1 357.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 117 56 61 362.0 370.0 354.9 109 81 28 285.1 315.7 222.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 8 4 4 24.8 26.4 23.3 8 2 6 20.9 7.8 47.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 32 14 18 99.0 92.5 104.7 34 23 11 88.9 89.6 87.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 1 1 6.2 6.6 5.8 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 10 6 4 30.9 39.6 23.3 16 13 3 41.8 50.7 23.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 7 6 1 21.6 39.6 5.8 24 20 4 62.8 77.9 31.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 3.1 6.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 4 2 2 12.4 13.2 11.6 3 3 0 7.8 11.7 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 2 3 15.5 13.2 17.4 14 3 11 36.6 11.7 87.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 5.6 - 9.5 6 3 3 11.9 9.8 15.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 0 2 6.2 - 11.6 1 0 1 2.6 - 8.0
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 4.0 6.6 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 32 18 14 99.0 118.9 81.4 21 10 11 54.9 39.0 87.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 25 15 10 77.3 99.1 58.2 13 4 9 34.0 15.6 71.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 9.3 13.2 5.8 4 3 1 10.5 11.7 8.0
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 0 3 9.3 - 17.4 4 1 3 10.5 3.9 23.9
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY, NESHOBA, NEWTON, AND NOXUBEE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NESHOBA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 152 90 62 12.3 13.6 10.8 290 211 79 10.5 11.6 8.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 0 2 16.1 - 34.8 7 5 2 25.3 27.5 21.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 29 21 8 234.0 316.2 139.1 56 42 14 202.6 231.3 147.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 0 3 24.2 - 52.2 11 2 9 39.8 11.0 94.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 5 5 0 40.3 75.3 - 6 5 1 21.7 27.5 10.5
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 71 37 34 572.8 557.1 591.1 128 96 32 463.1 528.8 337.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 59 31 28 476.0 466.7 486.8 101 77 24 365.4 424.1 253.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 7.2 - 21.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 12 6 6 96.8 90.3 104.3 21 16 5 76.0 88.1 52.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 1 1 16.1 15.0 17.4 11 10 1 39.8 55.1 10.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 7 1 64.5 105.4 17.4 10 10 0 36.2 55.1 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 7.2 11.0 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 8.1 15.0 - 4 1 3 14.5 5.5 31.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 2 1 24.2 30.1 17.4 11 7 4 39.8 38.6 42.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 19.1 - 34.1 2 0 2 4.0 - 8.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 3 1 2 10.8 5.5 21.1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.0 3.8 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 10 5 5 80.7 75.3 86.9 12 9 3 43.4 49.6 31.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 8 4 4 64.5 60.2 69.5 10 7 3 36.2 38.6 31.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 8.1 15.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 8.1 - 17.4 1 1 0 3.6 5.5 -
NEWTON COUNTY NOXUBEE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 235 158 77 10.8 11.2 10.1 146 45 101 11.7 12.1 11.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 1 0 4.6 7.1 - 2 0 2 16.0 - 22.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 54 38 16 248.4 269.0 210.1 22 8 14 176.0 215.4 159.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 7 2 5 32.2 14.2 65.7 5 3 2 40.0 80.8 22.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 13.8 21.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 101 72 29 464.6 509.7 380.9 70 22 48 560.1 592.5 546.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 78 55 23 358.8 389.3 302.1 59 20 39 472.1 538.6 444.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 2 1 13.8 14.2 13.1 1 0 1 8.0 - 11.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 19 14 5 87.4 99.1 65.7 9 2 7 72.0 53.9 79.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 4.6 7.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 3 1 18.4 21.2 13.1 3 2 1 24.0 53.9 11.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 13 10 3 59.8 70.8 39.4 2 1 1 16.0 26.9 11.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 4 2 27.6 28.3 26.3 2 1 1 16.0 26.9 11.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 3 2 23.0 21.2 26.3 6 1 5 48.0 26.9 56.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 8.0 - 11.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 8.0 - 10.4
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 15 6 9 69.0 42.5 118.2 16 3 13 128.0 80.8 148.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 6 7 59.8 42.5 91.9 11 1 10 88.0 26.9 113.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 6 4 2 27.6 28.3 26.3 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.1 4 0 4 32.0 - 45.5
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF OKTIBBEHA, PANOLA, PEARL RIVER, AND PERRY COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY PANOLA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 286 168 118 7.2 7.1 7.3 348 200 148 10.3 12.1 8.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 4 1 12.6 16.9 6.2 5 2 3 14.7 12.1 17.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 2.5 - 6.2 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 53 33 20 133.3 139.7 123.8 74 42 32 218.2 253.8 184.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 2 3 12.6 8.5 18.6 3 1 2 8.8 6.0 11.5
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 5 3 2 12.6 12.7 12.4 1 1 0 2.9 6.0 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 136 80 56 342.0 338.7 346.8 151 84 67 445.2 507.6 385.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 106 61 45 266.6 258.3 278.7 112 61 51 330.2 368.6 293.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 1 1 5.0 4.2 6.2 3 1 2 8.8 6.0 11.5
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 24 15 9 60.4 63.5 55.7 31 21 10 91.4 126.9 57.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 11 8 3 27.7 33.9 18.6 19 13 6 56.0 78.6 34.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 6 5 1 15.1 21.2 6.2 15 12 3 44.2 72.5 17.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 2.5 4.2 - 4 3 1 11.8 18.1 5.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 7.5 4.2 12.4 7 1 6 20.6 6.0 34.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 5.6 - 10.9 2 0 2 3.4 - 5.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 3 1 2 8.8 6.0 11.5
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 1.9 - 3.6 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 22 11 11 55.3 46.6 68.1 27 16 11 79.6 96.7 63.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 8 4 4 20.1 16.9 24.8 21 12 9 61.9 72.5 51.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 7.5 8.5 6.2 3 2 1 8.8 12.1 5.8
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.8
PEARL RIVER COUNTY PERRY COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 409 357 52 8.5 8.9 6.6 128 94 34 10.6 10.5 11.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 8 5 3 16.7 12.5 38.0 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 8.3 - 32.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 105 96 9 218.9 239.6 113.8 24 19 5 199.4 211.5 163.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 15 12 3 31.3 30.0 38.0 4 1 3 33.2 11.1 98.2
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 2.1 2.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 132 112 20 275.2 279.6 253.0 60 44 16 498.4 489.7 523.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 110 94 16 229.3 234.6 202.4 49 36 13 407.0 400.7 425.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 2.1 2.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 19 15 4 39.6 37.4 50.6 6 5 1 49.8 55.6 32.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 16.6 11.1 32.7
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 15 14 1 31.3 34.9 12.6 3 2 1 24.9 22.2 32.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 16 14 2 33.4 34.9 25.3 11 10 1 91.4 111.3 32.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 5 1 12.5 12.5 12.6 2 0 2 16.6 - 65.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 16 16 0 33.4 39.9 - 5 3 2 41.5 33.4 65.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 1 0 143.5 172.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 2 1 4.3 3.4 8.5 1 0 1 5.0 - 15.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 8.3 11.1 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 24 19 5 50.0 47.4 63.2 2 2 0 16.6 22.2 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 15 10 5 31.3 25.0 63.2 1 1 0 8.3 11.1 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 5 5 0 10.4 12.5 - 2 2 0 16.6 22.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 4 1 10.4 10.0 12.6 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF PIKE, PONTOTOC, PRENTISS, AND QUITMAN COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
PIKE COUNTY PONTOTOC COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 429 241 188 11.3 12.3 10.2 241 209 32 9.4 9.8 7.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 2.6 - 5.4 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 9 4 5 23.7 20.5 27.2 3 3 0 11.7 14.0 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.9 - 23.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 79 42 37 208.4 215.1 201.2 38 32 6 147.9 149.7 139.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 25 13 12 65.9 66.6 65.3 3 1 2 11.7 4.7 46.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 1 1 5.3 5.1 5.4 1 1 0 3.9 4.7 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 180 116 64 474.8 594.2 348.0 111 98 13 432.2 458.5 301.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 145 96 49 382.5 491.8 266.5 89 80 9 346.5 374.3 208.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 5.3 - 10.9 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 31 20 11 81.8 102.4 59.8 19 15 4 74.0 70.2 92.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 11 7 4 29.0 35.8 21.8 8 8 0 31.1 37.4 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 25 16 9 65.9 82.0 48.9 17 16 1 66.2 74.9 23.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 8 3 5 21.1 15.4 27.2 1 1 0 3.9 4.7 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 10 4 6 26.4 20.5 32.6 3 3 0 11.7 14.0 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 4 0 4 6.0 - 9.4 1 0 1 2.7 - 16.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 23 7 16 60.7 35.8 87.0 16 14 2 62.3 65.5 46.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 15 5 10 39.6 25.6 54.4 6 6 0 23.4 28.1 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 7.9 10.2 5.4 2 2 0 7.8 9.4 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 9 1 8 23.7 5.1 43.5 1 0 1 3.9 - 23.2
PRENTISS COUNTY QUITMAN COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 245 223 22 10.0 10.5 6.6 130 65 65 13.3 17.4 10.8
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 8.2 9.4 - 1 1 0 10.2 26.7 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 54 50 4 220.4 236.0 120.9 34 17 17 347.6 454.3 281.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 2 0 8.2 9.4 - 3 0 3 30.7 - 49.7
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 10.2 - 16.6
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 108 95 13 440.9 448.4 392.9 51 30 21 521.5 801.7 347.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 79 68 11 322.5 320.9 332.4 38 21 17 388.5 561.2 281.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 3 0 12.2 14.2 - 3 2 1 30.7 53.4 16.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 22 21 1 89.8 99.1 30.2 9 6 3 92.0 160.3 49.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 4.1 - 30.2 1 1 0 10.2 26.7 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 6 1 28.6 28.3 30.2 5 2 3 51.1 53.4 49.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 14 14 0 57.2 66.1 - 8 5 3 81.8 133.6 49.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 10.2 - 16.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 20.4 53.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 2 0 8.2 9.4 - 3 0 3 30.7 - 49.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 549.4 - 719.4
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 2 0 6.2 7.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 10.2 - 16.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 3.1 3.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 18 18 0 73.5 85.0 - 10 5 5 102.2 133.6 82.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 10 10 0 40.8 47.2 - 8 5 3 81.8 133.6 49.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 4 0 16.3 18.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 2 0 8.2 9.4 - 1 0 1 10.2 - 16.6
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF RANKIN, SCOTT, SHARKEY, AND SIMPSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
RANKIN COUNTY SCOTT COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 790 635 155 7.0 7.0 7.1 306 206 100 12.3 13.9 9.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.0 - 9.9
SEPTICEMIA (018) 7 5 2 6.2 5.5 9.2 1 0 1 4.0 - 9.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 1.8 - 9.2 1 1 0 4.0 6.8 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 180 146 34 160.2 161.3 155.6 58 41 17 232.8 277.4 167.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 15 11 4 13.4 12.2 18.3 7 4 3 28.1 27.1 29.6
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 7 5 2 6.2 5.5 9.2 3 3 0 12.0 20.3 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 371 303 68 330.2 334.8 311.2 142 106 36 570.0 717.1 355.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 311 255 56 276.8 281.8 256.2 111 81 30 445.6 548.0 296.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 6 3 3 5.3 3.3 13.7 3 2 1 12.0 13.5 9.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 48 40 8 42.7 44.2 36.6 18 13 5 72.2 88.0 49.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 3 2 1 2.7 2.2 4.6 9 9 0 36.1 60.9 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 19 14 5 16.9 15.5 22.9 10 7 3 40.1 47.4 29.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 24 20 4 21.4 22.1 18.3 13 10 3 52.2 67.6 29.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 5 1 5.3 5.5 4.6 3 2 1 12.0 13.5 9.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 13 8 5 11.6 8.8 22.9 5 1 4 20.1 6.8 39.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 1 2 1.9 0.8 6.8 2 1 1 4.6 4.3 5.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 2 1 2.7 2.2 4.6 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 2 0 1.3 1.6 - 2 0 2 4.6 - 9.9
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 40 33 7 35.6 36.5 32.0 24 13 11 96.3 88.0 108.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 28 22 6 24.9 24.3 27.4 16 9 7 64.2 60.9 69.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 8 7 1 7.1 7.7 4.6 3 3 0 12.0 20.3 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 8 5 3 32.1 33.8 29.6
SHARKEY COUNTY SIMPSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 65 29 36 9.9 14.2 8.0 286 206 80 11.3 12.5 9.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.9 6.1 -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 30.6 98.3 - 3 0 3 11.8 - 33.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 15.3 - 22.2 1 0 1 3.9 - 11.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 20 9 11 305.7 442.5 244.0 51 41 10 201.0 248.6 112.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 0 0 0 - - - 9 6 3 35.5 36.4 33.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 0 2 30.6 - 44.4 2 2 0 7.9 12.1 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 20 13 7 305.7 639.1 155.2 112 82 30 441.4 497.3 337.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 14 9 5 214.0 442.5 110.9 74 57 17 291.6 345.7 191.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 7 4 3 27.6 24.2 33.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 6 4 2 91.7 196.6 44.4 15 10 5 59.1 60.6 56.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 13 8 5 51.2 48.5 56.3
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 0 3 45.8 - 66.5 8 4 4 31.5 24.2 45.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 3 0 3 45.8 - 66.5 23 21 2 90.6 127.4 22.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 1 1 30.6 49.2 22.2 12 6 6 47.3 36.4 67.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.5 4.6 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 15.3 49.2 - 1 0 1 3.9 - 11.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 7.5 9.2 5.5
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 2 0 2 30.6 - 44.4 26 15 11 102.5 91.0 123.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 2 0 2 30.6 - 44.4 13 6 7 51.2 36.4 78.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 7.9 12.1 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 30.6 - 44.4 4 3 1 15.8 18.2 11.2
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF SMITH, STONE, SUNFLOWER, AND TALLAHATCHIE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
SMITH COUNTY STONE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 187 147 40 12.1 12.6 10.7 150 125 25 11.1 12.3 7.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 1 1 13.0 8.6 26.7 3 2 1 22.2 19.6 30.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 36 28 8 233.3 239.5 213.9 29 27 2 215.0 264.9 60.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 9 8 1 58.3 68.4 26.7 2 2 0 14.8 19.6 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 4 0 25.9 34.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 77 57 20 499.0 487.6 534.8 66 54 12 489.3 529.8 364.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 57 40 17 369.4 342.1 454.5 61 49 12 452.2 480.7 364.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 4 4 0 25.9 34.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 13 10 3 84.2 85.5 80.2 4 4 0 29.6 39.2 -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 6.5 8.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 5 1 38.9 42.8 26.7 10 9 1 74.1 88.3 30.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 7 6 1 45.4 51.3 26.7 6 5 1 44.5 49.0 30.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 14.8 9.8 30.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 5 4 1 32.4 34.2 26.7 2 1 1 14.8 9.8 30.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 3 1 25.9 25.7 26.7 4 3 1 29.6 29.4 30.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 5.2 8.2 - 1 0 1 4.7 - 15.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.4 9.8 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 11 9 2 71.3 77.0 53.5 6 5 1 44.5 49.0 30.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 7 2 58.3 59.9 53.5 2 2 0 14.8 19.6 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 14.8 19.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 2 0 13.0 17.1 - 2 0 2 14.8 - 60.7
SUNFLOWER COUNTY TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 323 123 200 9.7 11.4 8.9 158 83 75 10.8 14.7 8.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 1 2 9.0 9.2 8.9 3 2 1 20.6 35.4 11.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 6.0 - 8.9 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 72 26 46 216.5 240.2 205.0 41 21 20 281.1 371.6 223.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 1 3 12.0 9.2 13.4 9 4 5 61.7 70.8 56.0
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 6.0 18.5 - 2 1 1 13.7 17.7 11.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 147 58 89 442.0 535.9 396.7 54 24 30 370.2 424.6 335.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 113 45 68 339.8 415.8 303.1 42 20 22 287.9 353.8 246.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 6.0 - 8.9 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 28 12 16 84.2 110.9 71.3 11 3 8 75.4 53.1 89.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 8 2 6 24.0 18.5 26.7 0 0 0 - - -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 14 5 9 42.1 46.2 40.1 7 6 1 48.0 106.2 11.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 6.0 9.2 4.4 1 1 0 6.8 17.7 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 1 8 27.1 9.2 35.7 6 3 3 41.1 53.1 33.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 0 2 3.4 - 4.3 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 3.0 - 4.4 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 1 1 3.4 8.1 2.2 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 14 6 8 42.1 55.4 35.7 12 5 7 82.3 88.5 78.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 11 5 6 33.1 46.2 26.7 6 1 5 41.1 17.7 56.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 3.0 9.2 - 5 4 1 34.3 70.8 11.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 6 2 4 18.0 18.5 17.8 4 3 1 27.4 53.1 11.2
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF TATE, TIPPAH, TISHOMINGO, AND TUNICA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
TATE COUNTY TIPPAH COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 234 170 64 9.6 11.1 7.0 257 220 37 12.2 12.8 9.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 4.1 - 11.0 2 2 0 9.5 11.6 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.7 - 25.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 60 49 11 245.7 320.5 120.5 44 39 5 208.8 226.8 129.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 4.1 - 11.0 8 6 2 38.0 34.9 51.6
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 12.3 6.5 21.9 3 3 0 14.2 17.4 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 82 59 23 335.8 385.9 251.9 137 120 17 650.2 698.0 438.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 62 47 15 253.9 307.4 164.3 116 103 13 550.6 599.1 335.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 1 2 12.3 6.5 21.9 3 1 2 14.2 5.8 51.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 13 8 5 53.2 52.3 54.8 17 16 1 80.7 93.1 25.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 4.1 6.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 8 4 4 32.8 26.2 43.8 4 3 1 19.0 17.4 25.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 15 13 2 61.4 85.0 21.9 15 15 0 71.2 87.2 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 4.1 6.5 - 1 1 0 4.7 5.8 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 12.3 6.5 21.9 3 2 1 14.2 11.6 25.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 2.7 4.3 - 1 0 1 3.2 - 15.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 4.1 - 11.0 1 1 0 4.7 5.8 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 2.7 4.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 22 14 8 90.1 91.6 87.6 10 7 3 47.5 40.7 77.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 14 9 5 57.3 58.9 54.8 5 4 1 23.7 23.3 25.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 5 4 1 20.5 26.2 11.0 2 2 0 9.5 11.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
TISHOMINGO COUNTY TUNICA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 258 248 10 13.8 13.8 12.1 103 39 64 13.0 21.4 10.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 10.7 11.2 - 2 0 2 25.2 - 32.7
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 5.3 5.6 - 1 0 1 12.6 - 16.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 52 49 3 277.4 273.5 363.6 20 9 11 252.0 494.2 179.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 6 0 32.0 33.5 - 3 0 3 37.8 - 49.1
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 4 0 21.3 22.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 107 103 4 570.9 574.9 484.8 48 23 25 604.9 1263.0 408.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 82 80 2 437.5 446.5 242.4 39 19 20 491.5 1043.4 327.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 5.3 - 121.2 3 1 2 37.8 54.9 32.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 19 19 0 101.4 106.0 - 4 3 1 50.4 164.7 16.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 4 3 1 21.3 16.7 121.2 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 10 9 1 53.4 50.2 121.2 3 2 1 37.8 109.8 16.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 13 13 0 69.4 72.6 - 2 1 1 25.2 54.9 16.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 10.7 11.2 - 1 0 1 12.6 - 16.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 4 0 21.3 22.3 - 1 0 1 12.6 - 16.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 18.5 - 21.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 12.6 - 16.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 6.2 - 7.3
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 24 23 1 128.0 128.4 121.2 6 0 6 75.6 - 98.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 13 0 69.4 72.6 - 2 0 2 25.2 - 32.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 16.0 16.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 5.3 5.6 - 3 1 2 37.8 54.9 32.7
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF UNION, WALTHALL, WARREN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
UNION COUNTY WALTHALL COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 243 215 28 10.1 10.7 7.1 167 118 49 11.8 15.1 7.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 12.4 14.9 - 5 3 2 35.2 38.4 31.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 42 37 5 174.1 183.6 126.1 35 23 12 246.3 294.8 187.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 10 10 0 41.4 49.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 12.4 14.9 - 1 1 0 7.0 12.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 110 98 12 456.0 486.2 302.7 74 59 15 520.7 756.3 234.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 73 69 4 302.6 342.3 100.9 65 53 12 457.4 679.4 187.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 6 5 1 24.9 24.8 25.2 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 26 20 6 107.8 99.2 151.4 9 6 3 63.3 76.9 46.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 2 0 8.3 9.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 11 9 2 45.6 44.6 50.4 2 2 0 14.1 25.6 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 15 14 1 62.2 69.4 25.2 8 6 2 56.3 76.9 31.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 4 4 0 16.6 19.8 - 4 2 2 28.1 25.6 31.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 5 2 29.0 24.8 50.4 4 3 1 28.1 38.4 15.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 2.6 3.3 - 1 0 1 4.4 - 7.5
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 2 0 8.3 9.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 2.6 3.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 14 14 0 58.0 69.4 - 6 0 6 42.2 - 93.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 9 0 37.3 44.6 - 5 0 5 35.2 - 78.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 12.4 14.9 - 4 2 2 28.1 25.6 31.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 8.3 - 50.4 0 0 0 - - -
WARREN COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 527 298 229 10.7 10.5 11.0 685 262 423 10.6 10.4 10.8
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.6 - 2.6
SEPTICEMIA (018) 10 6 4 20.3 21.1 19.3 17 7 10 26.4 27.7 25.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 3 0 3 6.1 - 14.5 5 0 5 7.8 - 12.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 107 59 48 217.7 207.7 231.4 160 59 101 249.0 233.6 258.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 4 2 12.2 14.1 9.6 11 4 7 17.1 15.8 17.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 11 9 2 22.4 31.7 9.6 7 5 2 10.9 19.8 5.1
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 215 123 92 437.4 433.0 443.6 276 108 168 429.5 427.7 430.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 166 100 66 337.8 352.0 318.2 219 89 130 340.8 352.5 333.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 11 2 9 17.1 7.9 23.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 38 17 21 77.3 59.8 101.2 37 14 23 57.6 55.4 59.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 3.1 7.9 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 16 9 7 32.6 31.7 33.8 19 8 11 29.6 31.7 28.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 31 22 9 63.1 77.4 43.4 27 13 14 42.0 51.5 35.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 2.0 3.5 - 1 0 1 1.6 - 2.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 5 4 1 10.2 14.1 4.8 5 5 0 7.8 19.8 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 10 3 7 20.3 10.6 33.8 14 1 13 21.8 4.0 33.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 6 3 3 7.1 7.9 6.4 4 1 3 3.6 4.0 3.5
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 0 2 4.1 - 9.6 3 1 2 4.7 4.0 5.1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 0 2 2.4 - 4.3 3 0 3 2.7 - 3.5
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 25 9 16 50.9 31.7 77.1 34 10 24 52.9 39.6 61.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 14 6 8 28.5 21.1 38.6 14 3 11 21.8 11.9 28.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 11 9 2 22.4 31.7 9.6 4 2 2 6.2 7.9 5.1
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 2 2 8.1 7.0 9.6 11 3 8 17.1 11.9 20.5
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF WAYNE, WEBSTER, WILKINSON, AND WINSTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 1999
WAYNE COUNTY WEBSTER COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 207 141 66 10.0 11.1 8.3 133 111 22 12.5 13.7 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 4 1 24.2 31.6 12.5 2 1 1 18.8 12.3 39.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 4.8 - 12.5 1 0 1 9.4 - 39.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 47 35 12 227.7 276.6 150.3 21 18 3 197.5 221.9 119.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 9 5 4 43.6 39.5 50.1 2 2 0 18.8 24.6 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 9.7 15.8 - 3 2 1 28.2 24.6 39.6
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 85 61 24 411.9 482.1 300.6 56 46 10 526.7 567.1 396.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 73 52 21 353.7 410.9 263.0 43 34 9 404.4 419.2 356.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 8 5 3 38.8 39.5 37.6 9 8 1 84.6 98.6 39.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 4.8 7.9 - 1 1 0 9.4 12.3 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 2 1 14.5 15.8 12.5 8 5 3 75.2 61.6 119.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 6 4 2 29.1 31.6 25.0 8 8 0 75.2 98.6 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 9.7 7.9 12.5 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 3 2 24.2 23.7 25.0 4 4 0 37.6 49.3 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 0 2 6.3 - 11.6 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 9 7 2 43.6 55.3 25.0 6 6 0 56.4 74.0 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 7 5 2 33.9 39.5 25.0 3 3 0 28.2 37.0 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 0 1 4.8 - 12.5 1 1 0 9.4 12.3 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 1 3 19.4 7.9 37.6 1 1 0 9.4 12.3 -
WILKINSON COUNTY WINSTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 122 43 79 13.5 15.6 12.6 248 169 79 12.9 15.9 9.2
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 3 26.0 18.8 34.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 11.1 - 15.9 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 26 9 17 287.5 326.8 270.4 73 52 21 379.2 488.7 243.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 0 3 33.2 - 47.7 2 1 1 10.4 9.4 11.6
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 33.2 36.3 31.8 3 2 1 15.6 18.8 11.6
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 55 21 34 608.3 762.5 540.7 102 69 33 529.8 648.4 383.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 43 16 27 475.6 581.0 429.4 85 58 27 441.5 545.1 313.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 22.1 - 31.8 2 0 2 10.4 - 23.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 8 4 4 88.5 145.2 63.6 15 11 4 77.9 103.4 46.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 0 2 22.1 - 31.8 4 4 0 20.8 37.6 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 10 6 4 110.6 217.9 63.6 6 5 1 31.2 47.0 11.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 0 3 33.2 - 47.7 5 3 2 26.0 28.2 23.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 6.8 16.1 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 11.1 - 15.9 1 0 1 5.2 - 11.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 6 2 4 66.4 72.6 63.6 16 11 5 83.1 103.4 58.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 2 1 1 22.1 36.3 15.9 10 7 3 51.9 65.8 34.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 0 1 11.1 - 15.9 4 4 0 20.8 37.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 2 1 33.2 72.6 15.9 7 1 6 36.4 9.4 69.7
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF YALOBUSHA AND YAZOO COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, 1999
YALOBUSHA COUNTY YAZOO COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 160 106 54 12.7 14.1 10.6 328 151 177 13.0 13.4 12.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 7.9 - 19.6 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 2 1 23.8 26.5 19.6 2 2 0 7.9 17.8 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 5 0 5 19.8 - 35.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 31 22 9 245.5 292.0 176.7 66 33 33 261.8 293.0 236.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 1 1 15.8 13.3 19.6 17 7 10 67.4 62.2 71.7
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.0 8.9 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 70 42 28 554.4 557.4 549.9 133 61 72 527.6 541.6 516.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 56 34 22 443.5 451.2 432.0 97 45 52 384.8 399.6 372.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 15.8 - 39.3 9 4 5 35.7 35.5 35.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 9 7 2 71.3 92.9 39.3 25 12 13 99.2 106.6 93.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 7.9 - 19.6 1 0 1 4.0 - 7.2
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 2 1 23.8 26.5 19.6 7 4 3 27.8 35.5 21.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 5 5 0 39.6 66.4 - 15 10 5 59.5 88.8 35.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.0 - 7.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 1 1 15.8 13.3 19.6 8 4 4 31.7 35.5 28.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 5.4 10.8 - 2 0 2 4.6 - 6.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 5.4 - 11.0 1 0 1 2.3 - 3.5
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 15 11 4 118.8 146.0 78.6 26 9 17 103.1 79.9 121.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 11 7 4 87.1 92.9 78.6 16 7 9 63.5 62.2 64.5
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 7.9 13.3 - 3 2 1 11.9 17.8 7.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 4 0 4 15.9 - 28.7
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 28,090 18,693 9,397 10.1 10.8 9.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 13 3 10 0.5 0.2 1.0
SEPTICEMIA (018) 426 253 173 15.4 14.6 16.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 153 22 131 5.5 1.3 12.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 6,131 4,197 1,934 221.4 242.8 185.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 589 325 264 21.3 18.8 25.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 351 290 61 12.7 16.8 5.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 11,742 7,933 3,809 424.1 458.9 366.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 9,309 6,346 2,963 336.2 367.1 284.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 249 126 123 9.0 7.3 11.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 1,849 1,229 620 66.8 71.1 59.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 100 72 28 3.6 4.2 2.7
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 796 571 225 28.8 33.0 21.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 1,329 1,033 296 48.0 59.8 28.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 39 27 12 1.4 1.6 1.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 248 174 74 9.0 10.1 7.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 620 314 306 22.4 18.2 29.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 6 2 4 14.0 8.8 20.0
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 215 68 147 5.0 3.0 7.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 107 53 54 3.9 3.1 5.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 62 26 36 1.4 1.1 1.8
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 1,639 1,036 603 59.2 59.9 58.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 954 591 363 34.4 34.2 34.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 305 246 59 11.0 14.2 5.7
HOMICIDE (338-346) 312 89 223 11.3 5.1 21.4
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
