| 1989 Annual Report of Vital Statistics |
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Department of Health, City of New Haven |
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
| RANK: |
8 |
| Total Deaths: |
33 |
| % of Total: |
2.4% |
| Crude Death Rate: |
26.2/100,000 |
| ICD Codes(s): |
(490-496) |
Ranked as the eighth leading cause of death was chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases which accounted for a total of 33 resident deaths in 1989. This number increased from the 1988 total of 34 deaths, which occurred as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The percentage of total deaths decreased slightly from 2.5% in 1988 to 2.4% in 1989. White residents accounted for 2.1% of deaths and had a crude death rate of 37.0/100,000. Nonwhite residents had considerably lower figures with a total of 4 nonwhite resident deaths and a death rate of 7.9/100,000.
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
New Haven Resident Deaths (1985-1989)
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1989 |
1988 |
1987 |
1986 |
1985 |
| Total |
33 |
34 |
28 |
34 |
34 |
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White |
29 |
26 |
21 |
30 |
28 |
| |
Nonwhite |
4 |
8 |
7 |
4 |
6 |
| Male |
26 |
23 |
15 |
22 |
21 |
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White |
22 |
18 |
11 |
19 |
18 |
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Nonwhite |
4 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Female |
7 |
11 |
13 |
12 |
13 |
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White |
7 |
8 |
10 |
11 |
10 |
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Nonwhite |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
This document was digitized on March 15, 1999 by Andrew Swan as part of the New Haven Health Project.
http://www.med.yale.edu/newhavenhealth/