1990 Annual Report of Vital Statistics Department of Health, City of New Haven
 

TABLE VIII
Ten Leading Causes of Resident Deaths
by Primary Cause, Race, Number, Rate, and Percent
New Haven: 1990

Rank Cause Race Number Rates per 100,000 Pop. Percent of Total Deaths
1 Diseases of the Heart TOTAL 426 326.5 34.8
(390-398, 402, 404, WHITE 331 471.1 27.0
410-429) NONWHITE 95 157.8 7.8
       
2 Malignant Neoplasms TOTAL 242 185.5 19.8
(140-209) WHITE 171 243.4 13.9
  NONWHITE 71 117.9 5.8
         
3 Cerebrovascular TOTAL 91 69.7 7.4
  Diseases WHITE 74 105.3 6.0
  (430-438) NONWHITE 17 28.2 1.4
         
4 Acquired Immune TOTAL 49 37.6 4.0
Deficiency Syndrome WHITE 11 15.7 0.9
  (042-044.9) NONWHITE 38 63.1 3.1
       
5 Pneumonia TOTAL 43 32.9 3.5
and Influenza WHITE 34 48.4 2.8
(480-487) NONWHITE 9 14.9 0.7
       
6 Accidents TOTAL 35 26.8 2.9
(E800-E949) WHITE 25 35.6 2.0
  NONWHITE 10 16.6 0.8
         
7 Chronic Obstructive TOTAL 35 26.8 2.9
Pulmonary Disease WHITE 31 44.1 2.5
(490-496) NONWHITE 4 6.6 5.7
         
8 Septicemia TOTAL 29 22.2 2.4
  (38) WHITE 20 28.5 1.6
    NONWHITE 9 14.9 0.7
       
9 Homicide TOTAL 25 19.2 2.0
(E960-E969) WHITE 4 5.7 0.3
  NONWHITE 21 34.9 1.7
       
10 Other Unknown Causes TOTAL 25 19.2 2.0
  of Morbidity and Mortality WHITE 11 15.7 0.9
(799) NONWHITE 14 23.2 1.1

 
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