TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ADAMS, ALCORN, AMITE, AND ATTALA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 439 205 234 12.8 13.0 12.6 407 369 38 11.8 12.2 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 18 12 6 52.4 75.9 32.4 9 8 1 26.0 26.5 22.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.4 1 1 0 2.9 3.3 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 99 41 58 288.3 259.3 313.0 92 84 8 266.2 278.2 183.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 7 0 7 20.4 - 37.8 2 2 0 5.8 6.6 -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 2 1 8.7 12.6 5.4 1 1 0 2.9 3.3 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 171 76 95 498.0 480.7 512.6 165 151 14 477.4 500.1 320.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 126 58 68 366.9 366.9 367.0 111 103 8 321.2 341.1 183.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 5.8 - 10.8 4 3 1 11.6 9.9 22.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 38 16 22 110.6 101.2 118.7 46 41 5 133.1 135.8 114.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.4 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 15 10 5 43.7 63.2 27.0 18 16 2 52.1 53.0 45.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 21 15 6 61.2 94.9 32.4 20 19 1 57.9 62.9 22.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 1 1 5.8 6.3 5.4 2 2 0 5.8 6.6 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 5 1 17.5 31.6 5.4 3 2 1 8.7 6.6 22.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 16 0 16 46.6 - 86.3 7 6 1 20.2 19.9 22.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 6.7 - 10.1 2 1 1 4.1 2.4 12.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.9 3.3 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 2.2 - 3.4 2 1 1 4.1 2.4 12.3
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 18 11 7 52.4 69.6 37.8 24 24 0 69.4 79.5 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 7 5 2 20.4 31.6 10.8 13 13 0 37.6 43.0 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 8.7 19.0 - 4 4 0 11.6 13.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.4 1 1 0 2.9 3.3 -
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 146 80 66 10.7 10.4 11.1 275 180 95 14.0 15.7 11.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 2 2 29.4 26.1 33.8 3 2 1 15.2 17.4 12.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 7.4 - 16.9 1 0 1 5.1 - 12.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 31 16 15 228.0 208.5 253.1 58 38 20 295.0 331.3 244.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 1 1 14.7 13.0 16.9 4 3 1 20.3 26.2 12.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 7.4 13.0 - 6 2 4 30.5 17.4 48.8
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 61 32 29 448.6 417.0 489.4 96 65 31 488.3 566.7 378.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 51 28 23 375.0 364.9 388.1 59 40 19 300.1 348.7 232.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 3 25.4 17.4 36.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 9 3 6 66.2 39.1 101.2 23 15 8 117.0 130.8 97.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 7 7 0 35.6 61.0 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 2 1 22.1 26.1 16.9 20 14 6 101.7 122.0 73.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 5 2 3 36.8 26.1 50.6 13 12 1 66.1 104.6 12.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 7.4 13.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 3 0 22.1 39.1 - 7 4 3 35.6 34.9 36.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 7.0 - 13.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.1 - 12.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 12 3 9 88.2 39.1 151.9 11 8 3 55.9 69.7 36.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 8 2 6 58.8 26.1 101.2 6 4 2 30.5 34.9 24.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 15.2 17.4 12.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 10.2 - 24.4
* 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.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF BENTON, BOLIVAR, CALHOUN, AND CARROLL COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 99 74 25 12.3 14.9 8.1 440 189 251 10.8 14.0 9.2
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 12.5 - 32.6 11 4 7 27.1 29.6 25.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 12.5 20.2 - 3 0 3 7.4 - 11.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 30 20 10 373.8 403.7 325.5 84 33 51 206.7 244.3 188.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 0 0 0 - - - 8 4 4 19.7 29.6 14.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 14 8 6 34.4 59.2 22.1
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 46 39 7 573.1 787.2 227.9 201 85 116 494.7 629.3 427.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 40 34 6 498.4 686.3 195.3 170 71 99 418.4 525.6 365.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 6 1 5 14.8 7.4 18.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 5 5 0 62.3 100.9 - 19 9 10 46.8 66.6 36.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 7.4 14.8 3.7
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 3 1 49.8 60.6 32.6 11 5 6 27.1 37.0 22.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 5 3 2 62.3 60.6 65.1 12 8 4 29.5 59.2 14.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 4 0 4 9.8 - 14.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 1 1 24.9 20.2 32.6 15 6 9 36.9 44.4 33.2
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 - - - 4 2 2 9.8 14.8 7.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.6 - 2.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 1 1 0 12.5 20.2 - 17 7 10 41.8 51.8 36.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 1 1 0 12.5 20.2 - 8 4 4 19.7 29.6 14.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 24.9 40.4 - 3 2 1 7.4 14.8 3.7
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 6 1 5 14.8 7.4 18.4
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 197 159 38 13.1 15.2 8.2 94 56 38 8.7 8.3 9.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 2 1 19.9 19.1 21.7 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 29 26 3 192.4 248.6 65.1 20 13 7 185.7 192.6 174.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 4 1 33.2 38.2 21.7 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 26.5 28.7 21.7 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 90 74 16 597.2 707.4 347.1 47 30 17 436.4 444.5 422.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 66 55 11 438.0 525.8 238.7 38 24 14 352.9 355.6 348.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 24 19 5 159.3 181.6 108.5 6 4 2 55.7 59.3 49.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 2 1 19.9 19.1 21.7 0 0 0 - - -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 13 11 2 86.3 105.2 43.4 5 2 3 46.4 29.6 74.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 13.3 9.6 21.7 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 4 2 39.8 38.2 43.4 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 1 1 9.2 6.9 13.5 1 0 1 9.3 - 21.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 6.6 - 21.7 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 14 12 2 92.9 114.7 43.4 5 3 2 46.4 44.4 49.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 9 0 59.7 86.0 - 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 13.3 19.1 - 1 0 1 9.3 - 24.9
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 1 1 13.3 9.6 21.7 1 0 1 9.3 - 24.9
* 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.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CLAIBORNE, AND CLARKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 228 155 73 11.7 14.0 8.7 103 79 24 10.6 11.9 7.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 10.2 - 32.0
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 10.3 18.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 42 31 11 216.0 280.3 131.3 21 13 8 215.2 195.8 256.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 4 2 30.9 36.2 23.9 5 3 2 51.2 45.2 64.1
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 4 4 0 20.6 36.2 - 2 2 0 20.5 30.1 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 103 65 38 529.8 587.7 453.5 44 37 7 450.9 557.4 224.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 82 55 27 421.8 497.3 322.2 35 30 5 358.7 451.9 160.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.9 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 18 9 9 92.6 81.4 107.4 7 5 2 71.7 75.3 64.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 3 1 20.6 27.1 11.9 3 3 0 30.7 45.2 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 9 8 1 46.3 72.3 11.9 8 6 2 82.0 90.4 64.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.9 1 1 0 10.2 15.1 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 4 4 0 20.6 36.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 6 0 30.9 54.2 - 2 2 0 20.5 30.1 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 0 1 316.4 - 595.2 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 1 1 6.3 6.8 6.0 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 0 2 10.3 - 23.9 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 19 10 9 97.7 90.4 107.4 4 2 2 41.0 30.1 64.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 10 3 7 51.4 27.1 83.5 3 2 1 30.7 30.1 32.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 10.2 15.1 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.9 1 1 0 10.2 15.1 -
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 113 30 83 9.6 16.7 8.3 200 129 71 11.1 11.1 11.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 8.4 - 10.0 2 2 0 11.1 17.3 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 8.4 - 10.0 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 16 3 13 135.2 167.0 129.5 39 25 14 217.2 215.9 219.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 0 2 16.9 - 19.9 6 5 1 33.4 43.2 15.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 8 5 3 44.6 43.2 47.0
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 58 18 40 490.2 1002.2 398.6 97 56 41 540.2 483.6 643.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 47 16 31 397.3 890.9 308.9 77 49 28 428.8 423.1 439.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 8.4 - 10.0 2 0 2 11.1 - 31.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 10 2 8 84.5 111.4 79.7 16 6 10 89.1 51.8 156.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 1 0 1 8.4 - 10.0 12 10 2 66.8 86.4 31.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 6 4 2 50.7 222.7 19.9 9 9 0 50.1 77.7 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.6 8.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 25.4 55.7 19.9 1 1 0 5.6 8.6 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 1 2 17.6 52.6 13.2 1 1 0 4.1 7.2 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 5 0 5 42.3 - 49.8 5 4 1 27.8 34.5 15.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 0 4 33.8 - 39.9 3 3 0 16.7 25.9 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 8.4 55.7 - 3 2 1 16.7 17.3 15.7
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 8.4 - 10.0 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 CLAY, COAHOMA, COPIAH, AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 236 116 120 10.7 12.3 9.5 339 108 231 11.1 12.0 10.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 7 3 4 31.8 31.9 31.8 5 1 4 16.3 11.2 18.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 3 1 2 13.6 10.6 15.9 3 0 3 9.8 - 13.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 55 24 31 250.2 255.0 246.6 60 20 40 195.9 223.1 184.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 2 3 22.7 21.2 23.9 16 4 12 52.2 44.6 55.4
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 1 0 1 4.6 - 8.0 1 1 0 3.3 11.2 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 112 57 55 509.6 605.7 437.6 146 49 97 476.8 546.6 447.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 88 41 47 400.4 435.7 374.0 112 41 71 365.8 457.3 327.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 9 0 9 29.4 - 41.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 20 14 6 91.0 148.8 47.7 22 7 15 71.8 78.1 69.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 4.6 10.6 - 1 0 1 3.3 - 4.6
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 5 4 1 22.7 42.5 8.0 10 7 3 32.6 78.1 13.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 8 8 0 36.4 85.0 - 17 7 10 55.5 78.1 46.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 6.5 11.2 4.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 3 1 2 13.6 10.6 15.9 2 0 2 6.5 - 9.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 8 3 5 36.4 31.9 39.8 2 1 1 6.5 11.2 4.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 175.4 - 207.5
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 9.2 - 13.2 4 0 4 7.0 - 8.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 1 2 13.6 10.6 15.9 1 0 1 3.3 - 4.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 5 2 31.8 53.1 15.9 19 5 14 62.0 55.8 64.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 7 5 2 31.8 53.1 15.9 8 1 7 26.1 11.2 32.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 5 1 4 16.3 11.2 18.5
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 4.6 - 8.0 12 0 12 39.2 - 55.4
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 305 155 150 10.6 11.3 10.0 214 153 61 11.0 12.4 8.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 7 2 5 24.3 14.5 33.3 3 3 0 15.4 24.4 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 3.5 - 6.7 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 62 38 24 215.6 276.4 159.9 32 23 9 164.9 186.9 126.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 10 5 5 34.8 36.4 33.3 5 4 1 25.8 32.5 14.1
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 2 1 10.4 14.5 6.7 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 125 60 65 434.7 436.4 433.0 102 76 26 525.6 617.5 366.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 93 48 45 323.4 349.2 299.8 81 62 19 417.4 503.8 267.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 6 2 4 20.9 14.5 26.6 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 22 8 14 76.5 58.2 93.3 20 14 6 103.0 113.8 84.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 2 0 7.0 14.5 - 1 0 1 5.2 - 14.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 8 6 2 27.8 43.6 13.3 2 2 0 10.3 16.2 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 11 9 2 38.2 65.5 13.3 20 15 5 103.0 121.9 70.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 7.0 7.3 6.7 3 3 0 15.4 24.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 1 6 24.3 7.3 40.0 5 2 3 25.8 16.2 42.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 315.4 - 757.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 7.1 - 11.8 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 3.5 - 6.7 2 0 2 10.3 - 28.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 6.3 5.4 7.6
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 22 9 13 76.5 65.5 86.6 14 9 5 72.1 73.1 70.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 6 7 45.2 43.6 46.6 9 6 3 46.4 48.8 42.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 3.5 7.3 - 2 2 0 10.3 16.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 1 4 17.4 7.3 26.6 4 2 2 20.6 16.2 28.2
* 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 DESOTO, FORREST, FRANKLIN, AND GEORGE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 796 693 103 7.4 7.5 6.8 704 473 231 9.7 10.1 8.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 1 0 1 1.4 - 3.9
SEPTICEMIA (018) 13 11 2 12.1 12.0 13.1 21 7 14 28.9 15.0 54.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 5 2 3 4.7 2.2 19.7 8 0 8 11.0 - 30.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 195 171 24 181.9 186.0 157.4 148 113 35 203.8 241.9 135.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 45 38 7 42.0 41.3 45.9 27 17 10 37.2 36.4 38.6
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 7 7 0 6.5 7.6 - 16 11 5 22.0 23.5 19.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 287 251 36 267.7 273.0 236.1 277 191 86 381.5 408.8 332.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 209 183 26 195.0 199.0 170.5 206 142 64 283.7 304.0 247.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 28 23 5 26.1 25.0 32.8 16 11 5 22.0 23.5 19.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 45 40 5 42.0 43.5 32.8 51 35 16 70.2 74.9 61.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 19 16 3 17.7 17.4 19.7 11 7 4 15.2 15.0 15.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 41 39 2 38.2 42.4 13.1 41 31 10 56.5 66.4 38.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 3 3 0 2.8 3.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 10 9 1 9.3 9.8 6.6 11 8 3 15.2 17.1 11.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 6 1 6.5 6.5 6.6 13 10 3 17.9 21.4 11.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 4 1 3 2.3 0.7 11.2 7 1 6 6.6 1.7 12.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 3 0 2.8 3.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 4 3 1 2.3 2.0 3.7 2 0 2 1.9 - 4.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 43 36 7 40.1 39.2 45.9 23 19 4 31.7 40.7 15.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 25 21 4 23.3 22.8 26.2 10 8 2 13.8 17.1 7.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 14 14 0 13.1 15.2 - 4 3 1 5.5 6.4 3.9
HOMICIDE (338-346) 6 4 2 5.6 4.4 13.1 7 1 6 9.6 2.1 23.2
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 94 54 40 11.1 10.2 12.7 192 177 15 10.0 10.3 7.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 11.8 - 31.8 1 0 1 5.2 - 49.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 23.7 - 63.6 1 1 0 5.2 5.8 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 18 7 11 213.1 132.0 350.0 43 39 4 224.6 227.9 196.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 3 0 35.5 56.6 - 8 8 0 41.8 46.8 -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 5 5 0 26.1 29.2 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 40 26 14 473.5 490.1 445.4 73 67 6 381.3 391.6 295.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 37 25 12 438.0 471.2 381.8 54 50 4 282.1 292.2 196.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 10.4 11.7 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 3 1 2 35.5 18.8 63.6 14 13 1 73.1 76.0 49.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.2 5.8 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 1 0 1 11.8 - 31.8 3 3 0 15.7 17.5 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 1 1 0 11.8 18.8 - 16 16 0 83.6 93.5 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 11.8 - 31.8 1 1 0 5.2 5.8 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 20.9 17.5 49.2
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 0 1 11.8 - 31.8 2 2 0 10.4 11.7 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 5 3 2 59.2 56.6 63.6 9 9 0 47.0 52.6 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 3 0 35.5 56.6 - 7 7 0 36.6 40.9 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 11.8 18.8 - 5 5 0 26.1 29.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.2 5.8 -
* 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 GREENE, GRENADA, HANCOCK, AND HARRISON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 123 101 22 9.2 10.4 6.1 297 181 116 12.8 13.4 11.8
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 1 0 7.5 10.3 - 6 5 1 25.8 37.1 10.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 7.5 10.3 - 1 1 0 4.3 7.4 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 29 25 4 218.1 258.2 110.6 63 35 28 270.8 259.8 286.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 2 2 30.1 20.6 55.3 3 1 2 12.9 7.4 20.4
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 7.5 10.3 - 3 2 1 12.9 14.8 10.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 45 36 9 338.4 371.9 248.8 136 87 49 584.6 645.7 500.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 34 26 8 255.6 268.6 221.1 94 63 31 404.1 467.6 316.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 2 0 15.0 20.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 6 1 52.6 62.0 27.6 41 24 17 176.2 178.1 173.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 3 0 22.6 31.0 - 11 8 3 47.3 59.4 30.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 6 5 1 45.1 51.6 27.6 9 7 2 38.7 52.0 20.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 5 3 2 21.5 22.3 20.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 1 1 0 7.5 10.3 - 4 1 3 17.2 7.4 30.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 350.9 671.1 -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.5 - 7.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 4 4 0 30.1 41.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 5 2 52.6 51.6 55.3 8 4 4 34.4 29.7 40.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 3 1 30.1 31.0 27.6 4 2 2 17.2 14.8 20.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 4 0 30.1 41.3 - 2 1 1 8.6 7.4 10.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 6 1 5 25.8 7.4 51.1
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 434 406 28 10.1 10.5 6.6 1,699 1,365 334 9.0 9.8 6.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 8 7 1 18.6 18.1 23.7 29 24 5 15.3 17.3 9.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 7 5 2 3.7 3.6 3.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 84 82 2 195.5 211.6 47.4 365 295 70 192.5 212.7 137.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 6 2 18.6 15.5 47.4 15 10 5 7.9 7.2 9.8
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 7.0 7.7 - 28 26 2 14.8 18.7 3.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 190 176 14 442.2 454.2 332.1 722 578 144 380.8 416.8 282.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 150 143 7 349.1 369.0 166.1 600 482 118 316.4 347.5 231.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 3 0 7.0 7.7 - 7 5 2 3.7 3.6 3.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 27 20 7 62.8 51.6 166.1 92 74 18 48.5 53.4 35.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 5 5 0 11.6 12.9 - 11 7 4 5.8 5.0 7.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 5 4 1 11.6 10.3 23.7 40 31 9 21.1 22.4 17.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 26 26 0 60.5 67.1 - 79 71 8 41.7 51.2 15.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 0.5 0.7 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 6 0 14.0 15.5 - 26 22 4 13.7 15.9 7.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 3 1 9.3 7.7 23.7 36 31 5 19.0 22.4 9.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 1.9 - 22.7 12 3 9 4.2 1.6 9.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 14 10 4 7.4 7.2 7.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 1.9 2.0 - 5 4 1 1.8 2.1 1.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 35 34 1 81.4 87.7 23.7 89 68 21 46.9 49.0 41.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 13 0 30.2 33.5 - 27 18 9 14.2 13.0 17.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 16 15 1 37.2 38.7 23.7 29 29 0 15.3 20.9 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 8 5 3 18.6 12.9 71.2 19 9 10 10.0 6.5 19.6
* 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 HINDS, HOLMES, HUMPHREYS, AND ISSAQUENA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 2,025 955 1,070 8.1 10.2 6.8 251 74 177 11.6 16.7 10.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 1 0 0.4 1.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 54 25 29 21.5 26.7 18.4 2 1 1 9.2 22.6 5.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 52 1 51 20.7 1.1 32.4 1 0 1 4.6 - 5.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 369 173 196 147.1 184.9 124.7 54 15 39 249.9 339.1 226.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 37 12 25 14.8 12.8 15.9 7 1 6 32.4 22.6 34.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 25 14 11 10.0 15.0 7.0 1 1 0 4.6 22.6 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 821 419 402 327.4 447.7 255.7 117 37 80 541.4 836.3 465.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 647 341 306 258.0 364.4 194.6 102 30 72 472.0 678.1 419.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 15 1 14 6.0 1.1 8.9 1 0 1 4.6 - 5.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 137 63 74 54.6 67.3 47.1 13 7 6 60.2 158.2 34.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 2 0 0.8 2.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 60 32 28 23.9 34.2 17.8 6 3 3 27.8 67.8 17.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 85 60 25 33.9 64.1 15.9 9 3 6 41.6 67.8 34.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 1 1 0.8 1.1 0.6 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 12 10 2 4.8 10.7 1.3 1 0 1 4.6 - 5.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 38 12 26 15.2 12.8 16.5 11 1 10 50.9 22.6 58.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 0 1 26.0 - 35.2 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 27 7 20 7.0 7.0 7.0 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 10 2 8 4.0 2.1 5.1 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 3 1 2 0.8 1.0 0.7 1 0 1 2.6 - 2.9
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 83 31 52 33.1 33.1 33.1 13 7 6 60.2 158.2 34.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 51 19 32 20.3 20.3 20.4 9 4 5 41.6 90.4 29.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 28 21 7 11.2 22.4 4.4 3 1 2 13.9 22.6 11.6
HOMICIDE (338-346) 47 4 43 18.7 4.3 27.4 5 2 3 23.1 45.2 17.4
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 107 30 77 9.5 9.8 9.4 12 4 8 5.3 4.8 5.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 8.9 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 32 12 20 285.6 394.1 245.1 3 1 2 131.9 121.1 138.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 42 9 33 374.8 295.6 404.4 4 2 2 175.9 242.1 138.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 37 9 28 330.2 295.6 343.1 3 1 2 131.9 121.1 138.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 8.9 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 4 0 4 35.7 - 49.0 1 1 0 44.0 121.1 -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 0 3 26.8 - 36.8 0 0 0 - - -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 5 3 2 44.6 98.5 24.5 0 0 0 - - -
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 26.8 - 36.8 1 0 1 44.0 - 69.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 4 0 4 17.8 - 21.0 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) 7 3 4 62.5 98.5 49.0 2 1 1 88.0 121.1 69.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 1 1 0 8.9 32.8 - 1 0 1 44.0 - 69.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 8.9 - 12.2 1 0 1 44.0 - 69.1
* 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 ITAWAMBA, JACKSON, JASPER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 300 288 12 13.2 13.7 7.0 1,121 914 207 8.5 9.2 6.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 5 0 22.0 23.7 - 19 18 1 14.4 18.2 3.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 5 2 3 3.8 2.0 9.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 57 52 5 250.3 247.0 291.5 244 202 42 185.7 204.0 129.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 7 1 35.1 33.2 58.3 14 12 2 10.6 12.1 6.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 7 7 0 30.7 33.2 - 40 35 5 30.4 35.3 15.4
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 134 129 5 588.5 612.7 291.5 414 324 90 315.0 327.2 277.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 113 109 4 496.3 517.7 233.2 310 240 70 235.9 242.4 216.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 3.0 3.0 3.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 18 17 1 79.0 80.7 58.3 85 68 17 64.7 68.7 52.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 4.4 4.7 - 4 3 1 3.0 3.0 3.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 8 8 0 35.1 38.0 - 20 17 3 15.2 17.2 9.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 26 26 0 114.2 123.5 - 56 53 3 42.6 53.5 9.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 4.4 4.7 - 1 1 0 0.8 1.0 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 3 3 0 13.2 14.2 - 14 11 3 10.6 11.1 9.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 2 0 8.8 9.5 - 10 10 0 7.6 10.1 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 53.4 - 180.8
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 4 1 3 2.1 0.8 5.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 2 0 8.8 9.5 - 3 3 0 2.3 3.0 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 16 16 0 70.3 76.0 - 66 49 17 50.2 49.5 52.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 8 8 0 35.1 38.0 - 31 25 6 23.6 25.2 18.5
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 13.2 14.2 - 16 15 1 12.2 15.1 3.1
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 4.4 4.7 - 19 10 9 14.4 10.1 27.8
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 178 95 83 9.8 11.3 8.5 95 16 79 9.8 12.6 9.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 1 2 16.5 11.8 20.6 1 0 1 10.3 - 11.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 20.5 - 23.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 33 23 10 181.8 272.7 102.9 27 5 22 277.2 393.1 259.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 0 2 11.0 - 20.6 5 1 4 51.3 78.6 47.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 11.0 23.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 86 48 38 473.8 569.2 391.1 35 6 29 359.3 471.7 342.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 68 39 29 374.7 462.5 298.5 29 5 24 297.7 393.1 283.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 5.5 - 10.3 1 0 1 10.3 - 11.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 15 7 8 82.6 83.0 82.3 4 1 3 41.1 78.6 35.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 2 0 11.0 23.7 - 1 0 1 10.3 - 11.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 14 6 8 77.1 71.1 82.3 3 0 3 30.8 - 35.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 5.5 - 10.3 1 0 1 10.3 - 11.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 1 3 22.0 11.8 30.9 3 0 3 30.8 - 35.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 7.5 - 7.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 10 4 6 55.1 47.4 61.8 8 3 5 82.1 235.8 59.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 4 5 49.6 47.4 51.5 8 3 5 82.1 235.8 59.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 11.0 23.7 - 2 0 2 20.5 - 23.6
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 1 2 16.5 11.8 20.6 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 JEFF DAVIS, JONES, KEMPER, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 143 77 66 10.2 13.2 8.1 715 554 161 11.0 12.0 8.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 1 4 35.8 17.2 49.1 16 6 10 24.6 13.0 53.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 4.6 - 16.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 38 19 19 272.2 326.7 233.2 137 108 29 210.9 233.8 154.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 1 1 14.3 17.2 12.3 13 9 4 20.0 19.5 21.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 7.2 17.2 - 13 12 1 20.0 26.0 5.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 52 31 21 372.4 533.0 257.8 275 219 56 423.4 474.1 298.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 42 25 17 300.8 429.8 208.7 224 181 43 344.8 391.8 229.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 1 2 21.5 17.2 24.6 4 3 1 6.2 6.5 5.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 6 4 2 43.0 68.8 24.6 38 29 9 58.5 62.8 48.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 2 0 14.3 34.4 - 41 35 6 63.1 75.8 32.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 8 6 2 57.3 103.2 24.6 40 34 6 61.6 73.6 32.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 9 6 3 13.8 13.0 16.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 2 2 28.6 34.4 24.6 18 12 6 27.7 26.0 32.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 2 0 11.7 28.2 - 3 2 1 3.0 3.1 2.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 5 3 2 7.7 6.5 10.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 3 1 2 3.0 1.6 5.5
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 9 0 9 64.5 - 110.5 35 29 6 53.9 62.8 32.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 0 9 64.5 - 110.5 17 15 2 26.2 32.5 10.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 0 1 7.2 - 12.3 4 4 0 6.2 8.7 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 7 5 2 50.1 86.0 24.6 8 4 4 12.3 8.7 21.3
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 117 49 68 11.2 12.0 10.7 293 228 65 7.6 8.2 6.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 9.6 - 15.7 7 7 0 18.1 25.1 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.6 3.6 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 28 8 20 267.9 196.1 313.8 62 45 17 160.0 161.6 155.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 3 5 76.5 73.5 78.4 14 12 2 36.1 43.1 18.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 28.7 24.5 31.4 12 12 0 31.0 43.1 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 47 25 22 449.6 612.7 345.2 85 67 18 219.4 240.7 165.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 38 21 17 363.5 514.7 266.8 67 53 14 172.9 190.4 128.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 9.6 24.5 - 2 1 1 5.2 3.6 9.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 3 4 67.0 73.5 62.8 14 12 2 36.1 43.1 18.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 2 0 19.1 49.0 - 15 13 2 38.7 46.7 18.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 1 1 0 9.6 24.5 - 14 13 1 36.1 46.7 9.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 5.2 3.6 9.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 28.7 24.5 31.4 10 7 3 25.8 25.1 27.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 1 0 735.3 2325.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 22.0 - 32.2 3 1 2 6.7 3.8 10.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 9.6 - 15.7 2 1 1 5.2 3.6 9.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 12 4 8 114.8 98.0 125.5 21 14 7 54.2 50.3 64.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 5 1 4 47.8 24.5 62.8 10 8 2 25.8 28.7 18.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.2 7.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 9.6 - 15.7 3 1 2 7.7 3.6 18.3
* 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, 2001
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 282 250 32 7.2 7.5 5.6 948 639 309 12.1 13.6 9.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 2 2 10.2 6.0 34.9 11 6 5 14.1 12.8 16.0
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 12 1 11 15.4 2.1 35.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 72 65 7 184.3 194.9 122.2 213 147 66 272.5 312.7 211.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 4 2 15.4 12.0 34.9 13 7 6 16.6 14.9 19.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 5 5 0 12.8 15.0 - 38 30 8 48.6 63.8 25.7
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 119 107 12 304.6 320.9 209.5 377 257 120 482.3 546.6 385.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 97 88 9 248.3 263.9 157.1 306 211 95 391.5 448.8 305.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 5 2 3 6.4 4.2 9.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 19 16 3 48.6 48.0 52.4 59 39 20 75.5 83.0 64.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 1 1 0 1.3 2.1 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 2 0 5.1 6.0 - 20 11 9 25.6 23.4 28.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 17 17 0 43.5 51.0 - 39 32 7 49.9 68.1 22.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 1.3 2.1 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 3 2 1 7.7 6.0 17.4 6 5 1 7.7 10.6 3.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 3 0 7.7 9.0 - 20 6 14 25.6 12.8 44.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 4 2 2 6.4 3.9 18.3 9 1 8 7.4 1.7 13.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 5 4 1 6.4 8.5 3.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 1.6 1.7 1.6
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 17 16 1 43.5 48.0 17.4 48 32 16 61.4 68.1 51.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 12 11 1 30.7 33.0 17.4 25 15 10 32.0 31.9 32.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 5 5 0 12.8 15.0 - 6 4 2 7.7 8.5 6.4
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 2.6 2.1 3.2
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 143 100 43 10.8 11.3 9.8 231 151 80 11.0 12.8 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.8 8.5 -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 6 5 1 28.6 42.5 10.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.8 8.5 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 23 17 6 173.5 191.5 136.9 39 29 10 186.2 246.7 108.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 7.5 - 22.8 4 1 3 19.1 8.5 32.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 2 1 1 15.1 11.3 22.8 5 4 1 23.9 34.0 10.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 79 58 21 595.9 653.5 479.1 102 66 36 487.1 561.5 391.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 60 47 13 452.6 529.6 296.6 80 57 23 382.0 484.9 250.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 15.1 - 45.6 6 1 5 28.6 8.5 54.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 14 9 5 105.6 101.4 114.1 15 7 8 71.6 59.5 87.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 7.5 11.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 2 0 15.1 22.5 - 4 3 1 19.1 25.5 10.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 4 4 0 30.2 45.1 - 4 3 1 19.1 25.5 10.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 7.5 - 22.8 1 1 0 4.8 8.5 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 2 1 22.6 22.5 22.8 8 5 3 38.2 42.5 32.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 5.0 - 11.8 2 1 1 5.6 5.3 6.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 0 2 15.1 - 45.6 2 2 0 9.6 17.0 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.6 10.6 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 13 7 6 98.0 78.9 136.9 22 12 10 105.1 102.1 108.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 5 4 67.9 56.3 91.3 12 6 6 57.3 51.0 65.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 15.1 22.5 - 4 4 0 19.1 34.0 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 4 2 2 19.1 17.0 21.8
* 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 LEE, LEFLORE, LINCOLN, AND LOWNDES COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 724 577 147 9.6 10.3 7.4 410 164 246 10.8 14.4 9.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 8 6 2 10.6 10.8 10.0 6 1 5 15.8 8.8 18.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 3 2 1 4.0 3.6 5.0 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 157 124 33 207.2 222.2 165.4 75 41 34 197.6 360.2 128.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 18 14 4 23.8 25.1 20.0 10 3 7 26.4 26.4 26.4
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 13 11 2 17.2 19.7 10.0 2 2 0 5.3 17.6 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 299 241 58 394.7 431.9 290.6 205 79 126 540.2 694.0 474.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 220 181 39 290.4 324.4 195.4 163 64 99 429.5 562.2 372.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 5 4 1 6.6 7.2 5.0 1 0 1 2.6 - 3.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 67 51 16 88.4 91.4 80.2 38 14 24 100.1 123.0 90.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 1.3 - 5.0 1 0 1 2.6 - 3.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 14 13 1 18.5 23.3 5.0 4 3 1 10.5 26.4 3.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 32 28 4 42.2 50.2 20.0 25 10 15 65.9 87.8 56.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 2 0 2.6 3.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 9 7 2 11.9 12.5 10.0 5 3 2 13.2 26.4 7.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 13 8 5 17.2 14.3 25.0 11 3 8 29.0 26.4 30.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 2 1 2.4 2.4 2.6 5 0 5 8.6 - 11.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 1 1 2.6 1.8 5.0 2 1 1 5.3 8.8 3.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 1 1 1.6 1.2 2.6 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 47 39 8 62.0 69.9 40.1 11 4 7 29.0 35.1 26.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 17 13 4 22.4 23.3 20.0 10 4 6 26.4 35.1 22.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 12 10 2 15.8 17.9 10.0 1 1 0 2.6 8.8 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 9 7 2 11.9 12.5 10.0 8 0 8 21.1 - 30.1
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 401 305 96 12.1 13.2 9.4 534 339 195 8.7 9.7 7.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 6.0 8.7 - 14 12 2 22.7 34.5 7.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 4 0 4 6.5 - 14.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 82 57 25 247.2 247.7 246.2 115 79 36 186.7 227.2 134.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 14 10 4 42.2 43.4 39.4 9 5 4 14.6 14.4 14.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 9 7 2 27.1 30.4 19.7 5 5 0 8.1 14.4 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 160 118 42 482.4 512.8 413.5 217 130 87 352.4 373.8 324.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 100 77 23 301.5 334.6 226.5 172 108 64 279.3 310.6 238.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 21 11 10 63.3 47.8 98.5 15 4 11 24.4 11.5 41.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 35 27 8 105.5 117.3 78.8 27 18 9 43.8 51.8 33.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 3.0 4.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 25 19 6 75.4 82.6 59.1 12 8 4 19.5 23.0 14.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 27 24 3 81.4 104.3 29.5 18 16 2 29.2 46.0 7.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 3.0 4.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 6.0 8.7 - 3 1 2 4.9 2.9 7.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 7 0 21.1 30.4 - 12 5 7 19.5 14.4 26.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 8 0 8 8.6 - 17.5
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 3 0 9.0 13.0 - 5 3 2 8.1 8.6 7.5
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.1 - 2.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 27 22 5 81.4 95.6 49.2 29 17 12 47.1 48.9 44.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 19 14 5 57.3 60.8 49.2 10 6 4 16.2 17.2 14.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 9.0 13.0 - 7 7 0 11.4 20.1 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 6.0 - 19.7 4 2 2 6.5 5.8 7.5
* 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 MADISON, MARION, MARSHALL, AND MONROE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 846 526 320 11.3 11.7 10.8 312 241 71 12.2 14.1 8.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 12 5 7 16.1 11.1 23.6 7 4 3 27.3 23.3 35.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 22 6 16 29.5 13.3 54.0 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 267 180 87 357.6 399.8 293.4 59 47 12 230.5 274.2 141.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 19 6 13 25.4 13.3 43.8 6 5 1 23.4 29.2 11.8
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 26 21 5 34.8 46.6 16.9 3 3 0 11.7 17.5 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 282 166 116 377.6 368.7 391.2 135 103 32 527.4 601.0 378.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 214 129 85 286.6 286.5 286.6 96 78 18 375.1 455.1 212.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 4 2 2 5.4 4.4 6.7 3 2 1 11.7 11.7 11.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 59 32 27 79.0 71.1 91.0 32 19 13 125.0 110.9 153.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.9 5.8 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 20 17 3 26.8 37.8 10.1 12 11 1 46.9 64.2 11.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 28 22 6 37.5 48.9 20.2 15 13 2 58.6 75.8 23.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 0 1 1.3 - 3.4 1 0 1 3.9 - 11.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 10 7 3 13.4 15.5 10.1 3 3 0 11.7 17.5 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 15 11 4 20.1 24.4 13.5 6 4 2 23.4 23.3 23.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 4 0 4 3.2 - 6.7 2 2 0 5.9 9.8 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 5 3 2 6.7 6.7 6.7 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.0 4.9 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 25 11 14 33.5 24.4 47.2 18 14 4 70.3 81.7 47.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 18 7 11 24.1 15.5 37.1 6 5 1 23.4 29.2 11.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 6 6 0 8.0 13.3 - 1 1 0 3.9 5.8 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 7 2 5 9.4 4.4 16.9 3 2 1 11.7 11.7 11.8
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 343 188 155 9.8 11.1 8.6 384 279 105 10.1 10.7 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 8 5 3 22.9 29.5 16.6 4 3 1 10.5 11.5 8.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 2.8 - 5.5 1 1 0 2.6 3.8 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 76 39 37 217.2 230.4 204.8 87 61 26 228.9 234.7 216.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 4 2 17.1 23.6 11.1 10 7 3 26.3 26.9 25.0
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 11.4 17.7 5.5 3 3 0 7.9 11.5 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 117 59 58 334.4 348.6 321.0 151 113 38 397.2 434.8 316.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 79 39 40 225.8 230.4 221.4 123 93 30 323.6 357.8 249.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 7 4 3 20.0 23.6 16.6 6 3 3 15.8 11.5 25.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 22 10 12 62.9 59.1 66.4 19 14 5 50.0 53.9 41.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 2 0 5.7 11.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 5 2 20.0 29.5 11.1 7 6 1 18.4 23.1 8.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 15 15 0 42.9 88.6 - 25 20 5 65.8 77.0 41.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 5.7 11.8 - 3 3 0 7.9 11.5 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 3 6 25.7 17.7 33.2 17 9 8 44.7 34.6 66.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 8 5 3 15.5 21.3 10.7 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 4 2 2 11.4 11.8 11.1 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 1.9 - 3.6 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 32 19 13 91.4 112.3 72.0 30 19 11 78.9 73.1 91.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 17 8 9 48.6 47.3 49.8 21 13 8 55.2 50.0 66.5
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 5.7 11.8 - 1 1 0 2.6 3.8 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 6 1 5 17.1 5.9 27.7 3 2 1 7.9 7.7 8.3
* 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 MONTGOMERY, NESHOBA, NEWTON, AND NOXUBEE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 115 66 49 9.4 10.0 8.8 345 236 109 12.0 12.6 11.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 16.4 30.2 - 6 4 2 20.9 21.3 20.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 1 1 16.4 15.1 17.9 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 31 15 16 254.3 226.8 286.9 61 40 21 212.7 212.9 212.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 2 0 16.4 30.2 - 9 2 7 31.4 10.6 70.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 8.2 15.1 - 7 2 5 24.4 10.6 50.5
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 48 30 18 393.8 453.6 322.8 150 109 41 522.9 580.2 414.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 32 21 11 262.5 317.6 197.3 123 88 35 428.8 468.4 353.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 6 3 3 49.2 45.4 53.8 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 8 5 3 65.6 75.6 53.8 25 19 6 87.2 101.1 60.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 2 1 24.6 30.2 17.9 9 7 2 31.4 37.2 20.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 2 1 1 16.4 15.1 17.9 15 14 1 52.3 74.5 10.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 7 4 3 24.4 21.3 30.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 1 3 32.8 15.1 53.8 17 11 6 59.3 58.5 60.6
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 0 1 8.2 - 17.9 1 1 0 3.5 5.3 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.1 - 4.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 3 0 3 24.6 - 53.8 22 15 7 76.7 79.8 70.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 1 0 1 8.2 - 17.9 9 3 6 31.4 16.0 60.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 16.4 30.2 - 2 2 0 7.0 10.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 10.4 10.6 10.1
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 243 163 80 11.1 11.5 10.5 115 43 72 9.2 11.6 8.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 1 1 9.2 7.0 13.1 1 0 1 8.0 - 11.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 48 36 12 219.8 253.6 157.0 18 6 12 143.4 162.2 135.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 1 4 22.9 7.0 52.3 4 0 4 31.9 - 45.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 9.2 14.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 109 76 33 499.1 535.3 431.9 50 22 28 398.5 594.6 316.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 82 55 27 375.5 387.4 353.4 43 19 24 342.7 513.5 271.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 1 2 13.7 7.0 26.2 2 1 1 15.9 27.0 11.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 20 16 4 91.6 112.7 52.3 5 2 3 39.8 54.0 33.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 5 2 32.0 35.2 26.2 6 3 3 47.8 81.1 33.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 20 15 5 91.6 105.6 65.4 3 3 0 23.9 81.1 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 3 1 2 13.7 7.0 26.2 1 0 1 8.0 - 11.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 3 2 22.9 21.1 26.2 2 0 2 15.9 - 22.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 2 1 9.5 10.9 7.5 2 0 2 9.1 - 11.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 0 2 9.2 - 26.2 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 4 4 36.6 28.2 52.3 14 2 12 111.6 54.0 135.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 3 1 18.3 21.1 13.1 9 1 8 71.7 27.0 90.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 9.2 14.1 - 1 1 0 8.0 27.0 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 2 2 18.3 14.1 26.2 1 0 1 8.0 - 11.3
* 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, 2001
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 249 144 105 5.8 5.7 5.9 348 217 131 10.2 12.5 7.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 1 1 4.7 4.0 5.6 6 1 5 17.5 5.8 29.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 5.8 5.8 5.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 48 29 19 111.9 115.2 107.1 78 54 24 227.6 312.1 141.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 2 1 7.0 7.9 5.6 8 6 2 23.3 34.7 11.8
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 5 3 2 11.6 11.9 11.3 3 2 1 8.8 11.6 5.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 98 51 47 228.4 202.6 265.0 135 84 51 393.9 485.5 300.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 80 38 42 186.5 151.0 236.8 105 67 38 306.4 387.2 223.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.9 5.8 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 15 11 4 35.0 43.7 22.6 27 14 13 78.8 80.9 76.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 5.8 11.6 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 8 6 2 18.6 23.8 11.3 12 5 7 35.0 28.9 41.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 7 5 2 16.3 19.9 11.3 16 15 1 46.7 86.7 5.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.9 5.8 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 11.7 17.3 5.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 11 6 5 25.6 23.8 28.2 5 3 2 14.6 17.3 11.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 1.8 4.2 - 2 0 2 3.2 - 5.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 1 2 7.0 4.0 11.3 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.9
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 3.2 4.3 2.6
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 20 14 6 46.6 55.6 33.8 26 16 10 75.8 92.5 58.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 6 3 3 14.0 11.9 16.9 12 9 3 35.0 52.0 17.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 7.0 7.9 5.6 2 2 0 5.8 11.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 1 3 9.3 4.0 16.9 2 2 0 5.8 11.6 -
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 465 421 44 9.6 10.1 6.3 121 93 28 10.0 10.0 9.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 4.1 4.8 - 2 2 0 16.5 21.6 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 2.0 - 14.2 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 111 98 13 228.3 235.6 185.0 27 19 8 222.4 205.5 276.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 17 14 3 35.0 33.6 42.7 5 4 1 41.2 43.3 34.6
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 9 9 0 18.5 21.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 178 162 16 366.1 389.5 227.8 43 34 9 354.2 367.8 311.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 143 132 11 294.1 317.3 156.6 37 32 5 304.8 346.1 172.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 2.0 2.4 - 1 0 1 8.2 - 34.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 28 23 5 57.6 55.3 71.2 4 1 3 33.0 10.8 103.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 15 15 0 30.8 36.1 - 4 4 0 33.0 43.3 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 30 28 2 61.7 67.3 28.5 8 6 2 65.9 64.9 69.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 8.2 10.8 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 4 4 0 8.2 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 6 1 14.4 14.4 14.2 4 2 2 33.0 21.6 69.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 1 0 155.0 188.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 6.0 - 25.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 2.0 2.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 24 23 1 49.4 55.3 14.2 6 5 1 49.4 54.1 34.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 5 4 1 10.3 9.6 14.2 5 4 1 41.2 43.3 34.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 4.1 4.8 - 1 1 0 8.2 10.8 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 1 1 4.1 2.4 14.2 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, 2001
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 437 244 193 11.2 12.2 10.2 244 224 20 9.1 9.9 4.8
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 13 5 8 33.4 25.0 42.1 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 4 0 4 10.3 - 21.1 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 93 50 43 238.8 250.6 226.5 46 41 5 172.1 181.8 119.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 17 6 11 43.6 30.1 57.9 7 5 2 26.2 22.2 48.0
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 7.7 15.0 - 3 3 0 11.2 13.3 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 187 113 74 480.2 566.3 389.8 89 81 8 333.0 359.1 191.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 152 95 57 390.3 476.1 300.2 76 68 8 284.4 301.4 191.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 2 0 5.1 10.0 - 1 1 0 3.7 4.4 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 22 10 12 56.5 50.1 63.2 10 10 0 37.4 44.3 -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.7 4.4 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 5 2 3 12.8 10.0 15.8 17 17 0 63.6 75.4 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 22 16 6 56.5 80.2 31.6 20 19 1 74.8 84.2 24.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 2.6 - 5.3 2 2 0 7.5 8.9 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 11 7 4 28.2 35.1 21.1 3 3 0 11.2 13.3 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 0 1 158.2 - 267.4 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 6 0 6 9.5 - 16.0 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.7 4.4 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.8 3.4 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 22 12 10 56.5 60.1 52.7 21 20 1 78.6 88.7 24.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 6 7 33.4 30.1 36.9 5 5 0 18.7 22.2 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 5.1 10.0 - 4 4 0 15.0 17.7 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 0 3 7.7 - 15.8 1 1 0 3.7 4.4 -
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 236 221 15 9.2 10.1 4.1 111 46 65 11.0 14.9 9.2
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 1 0 3.9 4.6 - 2 1 1 19.8 32.4 14.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 44 41 3 172.2 186.9 83.0 31 15 16 306.4 486.5 227.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 4 1 19.6 18.2 27.6 6 1 5 59.3 32.4 71.1
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 7 7 0 27.4 31.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 79 73 6 309.1 332.7 165.9 32 10 22 316.3 324.4 312.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 56 52 4 219.1 237.0 110.6 26 8 18 257.0 259.5 255.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 3 0 11.7 13.7 - 1 0 1 9.9 - 14.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 17 15 2 66.5 68.4 55.3 4 2 2 39.5 64.9 28.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 9 9 0 35.2 41.0 - 4 3 1 39.5 97.3 14.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 21 20 1 82.2 91.2 27.6 7 5 2 69.2 162.2 28.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 5 5 0 19.6 22.8 - 2 2 0 19.8 64.9 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 5 1 23.5 22.8 27.6 3 1 2 29.6 32.4 28.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 2 0 6.6 8.3 - 2 1 1 11.5 41.7 6.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 2 0 6.6 8.3 - 1 0 1 5.7 - 6.7
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 19 17 2 74.3 77.5 55.3 6 2 4 59.3 64.9 56.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 9 0 35.2 41.0 - 1 0 1 9.9 - 14.2
SUICIDE (331-337) 6 6 0 23.5 27.3 - 1 0 1 9.9 - 14.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 3.9 4.6 - 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 RANKIN, SCOTT, SHARKEY, AND SIMPSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 827 669 158 7.2 7.2 7.2 321 204 117 11.3 12.5 9.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 16 8 8 13.9 8.6 36.6 6 1 5 21.1 6.2 41.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 11 3 8 9.5 3.2 36.6 3 1 2 10.6 6.2 16.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 172 141 31 149.1 150.9 141.7 67 43 24 235.7 264.5 197.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 17 13 4 14.7 13.9 18.3 5 1 4 17.6 6.2 32.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 2.6 3.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 328 271 57 284.4 290.0 260.5 147 106 41 517.2 652.0 337.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 287 240 47 248.8 256.8 214.8 123 85 38 432.7 522.8 312.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 5 2 3 4.3 2.1 13.7 6 5 1 21.1 30.8 8.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 33 26 7 28.6 27.8 32.0 11 10 1 38.7 61.5 8.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 6 5 1 21.1 30.8 8.2
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 19 12 7 16.5 12.8 32.0 7 6 1 24.6 36.9 8.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 32 32 0 27.7 34.2 - 9 7 2 31.7 43.0 16.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 1 1 1.7 1.1 4.6 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 7 7 0 6.1 7.5 - 2 1 1 7.0 6.2 8.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 12 9 3 10.4 9.6 13.7 11 7 4 38.7 43.0 32.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 0 1 59.3 - 291.5 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 10 3 7 5.9 2.2 20.4 5 3 2 11.4 11.7 11.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 4 3 1 3.5 3.2 4.6 2 1 1 7.0 6.2 8.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 4 4 0 2.4 3.0 - 1 1 0 2.3 3.9 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 47 40 7 40.8 42.8 32.0 28 14 14 98.5 86.1 115.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 25 22 3 21.7 23.5 13.7 17 8 9 59.8 49.2 74.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 17 14 3 14.7 15.0 13.7 4 4 0 14.1 24.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 8 6 2 6.9 6.4 9.1 6 0 6 21.1 - 49.3
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 27 38 9.9 14.0 8.2 320 230 90 11.6 12.9 9.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 1 3 60.8 51.8 64.5 3 2 1 10.8 11.2 10.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 15.2 - 21.5 5 1 4 18.1 5.6 40.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 9 5 4 136.8 258.8 86.0 52 41 11 188.1 230.4 111.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 2 3 76.0 103.5 64.5 3 2 1 10.8 11.2 10.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 45.6 51.8 43.0 1 1 0 3.6 5.6 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 20 5 15 304.0 258.8 322.7 162 114 48 586.1 640.6 487.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 16 4 12 243.2 207.0 258.2 99 69 30 358.2 387.7 304.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 15.2 51.8 - 9 5 4 32.6 28.1 40.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 2 0 2 30.4 - 43.0 29 24 5 104.9 134.9 50.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 21 14 7 76.0 78.7 71.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 4 0 60.8 207.0 - 7 7 0 25.3 39.3 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 2 2 0 30.4 103.5 - 13 10 3 47.0 56.2 30.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.6 - 10.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 1 1 30.4 51.8 21.5 4 4 0 14.5 22.5 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 258.4 - 625.0
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 5 0 5 12.9 - 31.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.6 - 10.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 4 3 1 60.8 155.3 21.5 18 13 5 65.1 73.0 50.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 0 0 0 - - - 10 6 4 36.2 33.7 40.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 9 9 0 32.6 50.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 7.2 5.6 10.2
* 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, 2001
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 175 138 37 10.8 11.2 9.6 151 122 29 11.1 11.3 10.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 18.5 24.4 - 8 7 1 58.7 64.7 35.7
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.3 9.2 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 45 33 12 278.1 267.9 310.4 31 28 3 227.6 258.8 107.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 2 3 30.9 16.2 77.6 3 1 2 22.0 9.2 71.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 5 4 1 30.9 32.5 25.9 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 72 61 11 444.9 495.3 284.5 59 49 10 433.1 452.9 356.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 53 44 9 327.5 357.2 232.8 50 43 7 367.0 397.5 249.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.3 9.2 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 12 10 2 74.2 81.2 51.7 8 5 3 58.7 46.2 107.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 4 4 0 24.7 32.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 1 1 12.4 8.1 25.9 2 1 1 14.7 9.2 35.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 7 7 0 43.2 56.8 - 8 7 1 58.7 64.7 35.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 12.4 16.2 - 2 2 0 14.7 18.5 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 3 1 24.7 24.4 25.9 2 2 0 14.7 18.5 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 14.1 - 50.0 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.3 6.9 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 11 8 3 68.0 65.0 77.6 7 4 3 51.4 37.0 107.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 6 3 55.6 48.7 77.6 6 3 3 44.0 27.7 107.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 12.4 16.2 - 5 5 0 36.7 46.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 14.7 - 71.3
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 317 116 201 9.2 11.7 8.2 162 77 85 10.9 13.0 9.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 1 2 8.7 10.1 8.2 2 1 1 13.4 16.9 11.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 3 1 2 8.7 10.1 8.2 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 72 24 48 209.5 241.8 196.4 38 21 17 255.0 355.7 188.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 7 0 7 20.4 - 28.6 7 1 6 47.0 16.9 66.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 3 2 1 8.7 20.1 4.1 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 141 52 89 410.2 523.8 364.1 62 34 28 416.0 575.9 311.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 106 39 67 308.4 392.9 274.1 48 27 21 322.1 457.3 233.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 5 2 3 14.5 20.1 12.3 2 0 2 13.4 - 22.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 29 11 18 84.4 110.8 73.6 8 6 2 53.7 101.6 22.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 6.7 - 11.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 11 6 5 32.0 60.4 20.4 2 1 1 13.4 16.9 11.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 10 6 4 29.1 60.4 16.4 8 5 3 53.7 84.7 33.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 2 0 5.8 20.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 4 1 3 11.6 10.1 12.3 1 0 1 6.7 - 11.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 3 3 17.4 30.2 12.3 4 3 1 26.8 50.8 11.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 1 2 6.1 11.5 5.0 2 0 2 9.6 - 13.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 0 3 8.7 - 12.3 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 2.0 - 2.5 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 12 4 8 34.9 40.3 32.7 15 4 11 100.6 67.8 122.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 6 0 6 17.4 - 24.5 11 4 7 73.8 67.8 77.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 3 1 11.6 30.2 4.1 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 0 3 8.7 - 12.3 3 0 3 20.1 - 33.3
* 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, 2001
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 261 177 84 10.3 10.3 10.3 279 246 33 13.4 14.4 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 2 0 7.9 11.6 - 4 4 0 19.2 23.5 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 3.9 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 60 45 15 236.5 261.5 183.8 48 43 5 230.5 252.2 132.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 2 6 31.5 11.6 73.5 4 2 2 19.2 11.7 52.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 5 5 0 19.7 29.0 - 3 3 0 14.4 17.6 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 94 67 27 370.5 389.3 330.9 143 123 20 686.6 721.6 529.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 78 57 21 307.4 331.2 257.4 109 92 17 523.4 539.7 449.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 3.9 - 12.2 2 2 0 9.6 11.7 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 14 9 5 55.2 52.3 61.3 24 21 3 115.2 123.2 79.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 3 3 23.6 17.4 36.8 3 2 1 14.4 11.7 26.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 18 14 4 71.0 81.3 49.0 16 16 0 76.8 93.9 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 9.6 11.7 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 7.9 11.6 - 3 3 0 14.4 17.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 1 3 15.8 5.8 36.8 6 4 2 28.8 23.5 52.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 2.7 3.9 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 0 2 7.9 - 24.5 1 1 0 4.8 5.9 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 2.7 - 8.3 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 22 9 13 86.7 52.3 159.3 15 14 1 72.0 82.1 26.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 11 5 6 43.4 29.0 73.5 11 10 1 52.8 58.7 26.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 5 5 0 19.7 29.0 - 1 1 0 4.8 5.9 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 7 4 3 27.6 23.2 36.8 2 2 0 9.6 11.7 -
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 287 280 7 15.0 15.4 7.2 102 35 67 11.0 13.8 10.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 15.6 16.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 5.2 5.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 59 56 3 307.9 307.8 309.0 16 5 11 173.4 196.8 164.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 4 0 20.9 22.0 - 3 0 3 32.5 - 44.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 5 5 0 26.1 27.5 - 1 1 0 10.8 39.4 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 129 128 1 673.2 703.6 103.0 45 17 28 487.7 669.0 418.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 101 100 1 527.0 549.7 103.0 35 14 21 379.3 551.0 314.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 5.2 5.5 - 1 0 1 10.8 - 15.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 20 20 0 104.4 109.9 - 9 3 6 97.5 118.1 89.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 5 5 0 26.1 27.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 1 1 0 5.2 5.5 - 1 0 1 10.8 - 15.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 12 11 1 62.6 60.5 103.0 2 1 1 21.7 39.4 15.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 3 3 0 15.6 16.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 7 0 36.5 38.5 - 3 0 3 32.5 - 44.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 4.7 4.9 - 1 0 1 5.4 - 6.1
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 2 0 10.4 11.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.4 - 6.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 25 25 0 130.5 137.4 - 5 1 4 54.2 39.4 59.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 17 17 0 88.7 93.4 - 3 1 2 32.5 39.4 29.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 4 0 20.9 22.0 - 2 2 0 21.7 78.7 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 3 0 15.6 16.5 - 5 2 3 54.2 78.7 44.9
* 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.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF UNION, WALTHALL, WARREN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 270 243 27 10.6 11.5 6.4 167 111 56 11.0 13.4 8.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 6.6 12.1 -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 3 1 15.8 14.2 23.8 7 3 4 46.2 36.2 58.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 6.6 - 14.5
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 45 41 4 177.4 193.8 95.1 33 23 10 217.7 277.9 145.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 3 1 15.8 14.2 23.8 9 5 4 59.4 60.4 58.1
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 6 6 0 23.6 28.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 128 119 9 504.7 562.5 214.0 65 51 14 428.9 616.2 203.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 103 96 7 406.1 453.8 166.4 50 41 9 329.9 495.3 130.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 23 21 2 90.7 99.3 47.6 13 9 4 85.8 108.7 58.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 13 11 2 51.2 52.0 47.6 6 1 5 39.6 12.1 72.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 21 20 1 82.8 94.5 23.8 2 2 0 13.2 24.2 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 3 3 0 11.8 14.2 - 1 1 0 6.6 12.1 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 5 1 23.6 23.6 23.8 3 0 3 19.8 - 43.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.7 - 9.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 3.9 4.7 - 1 1 0 6.6 12.1 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 1 1 5.4 3.5 12.8 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 6 5 1 23.6 23.6 23.8 10 7 3 66.0 84.6 43.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 3 1 15.8 14.2 23.8 6 5 1 39.6 60.4 14.5
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 11.8 14.2 - 3 2 1 19.8 24.2 14.5
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 19.8 24.2 14.5
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 539 313 226 10.8 11.5 10.1 652 283 369 10.4 13.2 8.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 2.0 - 4.5 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 6 2 4 12.1 7.3 17.9 6 2 4 9.5 9.3 9.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 4.0 - 8.9 6 0 6 9.5 - 14.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 120 62 58 241.7 227.2 259.4 132 69 63 209.6 322.5 151.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 11 5 6 22.2 18.3 26.8 20 3 17 31.8 14.0 40.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 4 4 0 8.0 14.6 - 10 7 3 15.9 32.7 7.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 230 141 89 463.3 516.7 398.1 277 116 161 439.8 542.2 387.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 180 115 65 362.6 421.4 290.8 211 94 117 335.0 439.4 281.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 0 3 6.0 - 13.4 9 2 7 14.3 9.3 16.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 37 22 15 74.5 80.6 67.1 50 19 31 79.4 88.8 74.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 4 2 2 8.0 7.3 8.9 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 12 8 4 24.2 29.3 17.9 23 12 11 36.5 56.1 26.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 21 17 4 42.3 62.3 17.9 15 12 3 23.8 56.1 7.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 2.0 3.7 - 2 2 0 3.2 9.3 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 8 3 5 16.1 11.0 22.4 8 3 5 12.7 14.0 12.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 14 7 7 28.2 25.6 31.3 18 6 12 28.6 28.0 28.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 1 0 135.1 308.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 1.4 - 2.4 8 0 8 7.5 - 9.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 4 3 1 8.0 11.0 4.5 3 2 1 4.8 9.3 2.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 1.4 - 2.4 1 0 1 0.9 - 1.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 26 12 14 52.4 44.0 62.6 44 18 26 69.9 84.1 62.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 10 4 6 20.1 14.6 26.8 22 11 11 34.9 51.4 26.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 6 5 1 12.1 18.3 4.5 3 3 0 4.8 14.0 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 9 2 7 18.1 7.3 31.3 10 1 9 15.9 4.7 21.6
* 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 WAYNE, WEBSTER, WILKINSON, AND WINSTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 210 132 78 9.9 10.2 9.5 140 112 28 13.6 14.0 12.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 14.1 23.1 - 4 4 0 38.8 50.1 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 39 26 13 183.8 199.9 158.3 33 25 8 320.6 313.2 346.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 2 2 18.8 15.4 24.4 4 3 1 38.8 37.6 43.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 18.8 23.1 12.2 4 4 0 38.8 50.1 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 89 56 33 419.5 430.6 401.8 61 51 10 592.6 638.8 432.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 67 42 25 315.8 323.0 304.4 51 41 10 495.4 513.6 432.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 5 2 3 23.6 15.4 36.5 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 14 10 4 66.0 76.9 48.7 10 10 0 97.1 125.3 -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 1 1 9.4 7.7 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 4 0 18.8 30.8 - 2 2 0 19.4 25.0 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 8 7 1 37.7 53.8 12.2 3 3 0 29.1 37.6 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 9.7 - 43.3
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 9.4 15.4 - 1 0 1 9.7 - 43.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 4 1 23.6 30.8 12.2 2 2 0 19.4 25.0 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 1 1 6.4 5.9 6.9 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 4.7 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 2 6 37.7 15.4 73.1 4 2 2 38.8 25.0 86.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 2 1 14.1 15.4 12.2 1 1 0 9.7 12.5 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 9.4 15.4 - 4 4 0 38.8 50.1 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 4.7 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
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 141 46 95 13.7 14.3 13.4 213 115 98 10.6 10.3 10.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 9.9 9.0 11.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.0 - 11.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 25 8 17 242.4 248.5 239.7 48 32 16 238.1 287.2 177.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 1 4 48.5 31.1 56.4 4 1 3 19.8 9.0 33.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 19.4 62.1 - 6 4 2 29.8 35.9 22.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 62 18 44 601.2 559.2 620.3 89 47 42 441.5 421.9 465.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 47 11 36 455.8 341.7 507.5 69 36 33 342.3 323.1 365.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 1 2 29.1 31.1 28.2 1 0 1 5.0 - 11.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 11 6 5 106.7 186.4 70.5 16 10 6 79.4 89.8 66.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.0 - 11.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 3 4 67.9 93.2 56.4 3 2 1 14.9 18.0 11.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 5 3 2 48.5 93.2 28.2 11 7 4 54.6 62.8 44.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 9.7 - 14.1 1 1 0 5.0 9.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 2 1 29.1 62.1 14.1 7 0 7 34.7 - 77.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 7.4 - 13.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.0 - 11.1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 2 6 77.6 62.1 84.6 12 6 6 59.5 53.8 66.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 6 1 5 58.2 31.1 70.5 7 2 5 34.7 18.0 55.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 5 4 1 24.8 35.9 11.1
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 1 2 29.1 31.1 28.2 3 1 2 14.9 9.0 22.2
* 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 YALOBUSHA AND YAZOO COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, 2001
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 133 99 34 10.2 12.5 6.6 284 151 133 10.1 12.0 8.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 7.7 - 19.4 1 0 1 3.6 - 6.4
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 4 1 38.3 50.7 19.4 7 4 3 24.9 31.8 19.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 10.6 - 19.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 27 21 6 206.9 266.1 116.3 62 31 31 220.2 246.2 199.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 2 1 23.0 25.3 19.4 8 1 7 28.4 7.9 45.0
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 7.7 12.7 - 2 2 0 7.1 15.9 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 57 41 16 436.7 519.6 310.1 110 61 49 390.8 484.4 315.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 44 31 13 337.1 392.8 251.9 78 43 35 277.1 341.5 225.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 2 0 15.3 25.3 - 2 0 2 7.1 - 12.8
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 6 1 53.6 76.0 19.4 29 17 12 103.0 135.0 77.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 2 2 30.6 25.3 38.8 11 7 4 39.1 55.6 25.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 5 5 0 38.3 63.4 - 15 12 3 53.3 95.3 19.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 7.7 12.7 - 1 0 1 3.6 - 6.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 0 0 0 - - - 6 2 4 21.3 15.9 25.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 4 2 2 9.7 14.1 7.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 1 1 15.3 12.7 19.4 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 10 8 2 76.6 101.4 38.8 14 10 4 49.7 79.4 25.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 2 2 0 15.3 25.3 - 12 9 3 42.6 71.5 19.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 7.7 12.7 - 2 2 0 7.1 15.9 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 1 2 23.0 12.7 38.8 2 0 2 7.1 - 12.8
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 28,134 18,774 9,360 9.9 10.8 8.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 10 5 5 0.4 0.3 0.4
SEPTICEMIA (018) 489 293 196 17.2 16.8 17.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 200 39 161 7.0 2.2 14.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 5,933 4,031 1,902 208.6 230.8 173.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 654 354 300 23.0 20.3 27.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148) 439 357 82 15.4 20.4 7.5
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 11,557 7,768 3,789 406.3 444.9 344.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 9,010 6,134 2,876 316.7 351.3 261.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 284 138 146 10.0 7.9 13.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 1,927 1,261 666 67.7 72.2 60.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 97 73 24 3.4 4.2 2.2
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 750 547 203 26.4 31.3 18.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-207) 1,325 1,096 229 46.6 62.8 20.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 34 26 8 1.2 1.5 0.7
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 265 191 74 9.3 10.9 6.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 598 331 267 21.0 19.0 24.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 12 4 8 28.4 17.5 41.1
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 212 54 158 5.0 2.4 8.1
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 132 73 59 4.6 4.2 5.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 54 28 26 1.3 1.2 1.3
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 1,559 1,005 554 54.8 57.6 50.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 816 504 312 28.7 28.9 28.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 327 290 37 11.5 16.6 3.4
HOMICIDE (338-346) 325 111 214 11.4 6.4 19.5
* 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.
