TABLE C5. DEATHS, PERCENT OF TOTAL DEATHS, AND RATES
FOR FIVE LEADING CAUSES, BY AGE AND CAUSE
MISSISSIPPI, 2001
AGE CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* NUMBER PERCENT RATE** 1-4 ALL CAUSES 96 100.0 0.6 1. ACCIDENTS (295-330) 45 46.9 27.6 2. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS AND DEFORMATIONS (282-290) 9 9.4 5.5 3. HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,164-181) 6 6.2 3.7 4. HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 5.2 3.1 5. MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 4 4.2 2.4 5-14 ALL CAUSES 110 100.0 0.2 1. ACCIDENTS (295-330) 65 59.1 14.9 2T. MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 6 5.4 1.4 2T. HOMICIDE (338-346) 6 5.4 1.4 4T. INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 2.7 0.7 4T. CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS AND DEFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 2.7 0.7 4T. SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2.7 0.7 15-24 ALL CAUSES 514 100.0 1.2 1. ACCIDENTS (295-330) 242 47.1 54.2 2. HOMICIDE (338-346) 82 16.0 18.4 3. SUICIDE (331-337) 50 9.7 11.2 4. HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,164-181) 23 4.5 5.2 5. MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 16 3.1 3.6 25-44 ALL CAUSES 1,954 100.0 2.4 1. ACCIDENTS (295-330) 457 23.4 56.6 2. HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,164-181) 299 15.3 37.0 3. MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 260 13.3 32.2 4. HOMICIDE (338-346) 158 8.1 19.6 5. HIV DISEASE (039-043) 137 7.0 17.0 45-64 ALL CAUSES 5,462 100.0 9.0 1. MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 1,700 31.1 279.7 2. HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,164-181) 1,531 28.0 251.9 3. ACCIDENTS (295-330) 322 5.9 53.0 4. CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (182-186) 290 5.3 47.7 5. EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES (202-207) 206 3.8 33.9 65 & ALL CAUSES 19,551 100.0 56.9 OVER 1. HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,164-181) 7,140 36.5 2,078.5 2. MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 3,945 20.2 1,148.4 3. CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE (182-186) 1,568 8.0 456.4 4. EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC LOWER RESPIRATORY DISEASES (202-207) 1,095 5.6 318.8 5. INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 643 3.3 187.2 * SEE APPENDIX B FOR EXPLANATION OF CAUSE CATEGORIES AND GROUP NUMBERS. ** DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES PER 1,000 POPULATION IN SPECIFIED GROUP AND DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES PER 100,000 POPULATION IN SPECIFIED GROUP.