| 1993 Annual Report of Vital Statistics | Department of Health, City of New Haven | |
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Table VIII
Ten Leading Causes of Resident Deaths
By Primary Cause, Race, Number, Rate and Percent: 1993
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RANK |
CAUSE |
RACE |
NUMBER |
RATES PER |
PERCENT |
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I |
Diseases of the Heart |
TOTAL |
408 |
312.7 |
32.9 |
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(390-398, 402, 404, 410-429) |
WHITE |
307 |
436.9 |
24.7 |
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NONWHITE |
101 |
167.7 |
8.1 |
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2 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
TOTAL |
236 |
182.4 |
19.2 |
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(040-209) |
WHITE |
183 |
260.4 |
14.7 |
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NONWHITE |
53 |
88.0 |
4.2 |
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3 |
Cerebrovascular Diseases |
TOTAL |
74 |
56.7 |
5.9 |
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(430-438) |
WHITE |
60 |
85.3 |
4.8 |
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NONWHITE |
14 |
23.2 |
1.1 |
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4 |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) |
TOTAL |
69 |
52.8 |
5.5 |
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(042-044.9) |
WHITE |
20 |
28.4 |
1.6 |
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NONWHITE |
49 |
81.3 |
3.9 |
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5 |
Pneumonia and Influenza |
TOTAL |
53 |
40.6 |
4.2 |
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(480-487) |
WHITE |
45 |
64.0 |
3.6 |
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NONWHITE |
8 |
13.2 |
0.6 |
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6 |
Accidents |
TOTAL |
47 |
36.0 |
3.7 |
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(E800-E949) |
WHITE |
25 |
35.5 |
2.0 |
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NONWHITE |
22 |
36.5 |
1.7 |
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7 |
Chronic Obstructive |
TOTAL |
43 |
32.9 |
3.4 |
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(490-496) |
WHITE |
33 |
46.9 |
2.6 |
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NONWHITE |
10 |
16.6 |
0.8 |
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8 |
Septicemia |
TOTAL |
27 |
20.6 |
2.1 |
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(038) |
WHITE |
14 |
19.9 |
1.1 |
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NONWHITE |
13 |
21.5 |
1.0 |
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9 |
Homicide |
TOTAL |
22 |
16.8 |
1.7 |
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(E960-E969) |
WHITE |
5 |
7.1 |
0.4 |
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NONWHITE |
17 |
28.2 |
1.3 |
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9 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
TOTAL |
22 |
16.8 |
1.7 |
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(250) |
WHITE |
16 |
22.7 |
1.2 |
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NONWHITE |
6 |
9.9 |
0.4 |
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10 |
Chronic Liver Disease |
TOTAL |
16 |
12.2 |
1.2 |
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(571) |
WHITE |
9 |
12.8 |
0.7 |
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NONWHITE |
7 |
11.6 |
0.5 |
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