1994 Annual Report of Vital Statistics Department of Health, City of New Haven
 

Septicemia

RANK: 10
Total Deaths: 17
% of Total: 1.3%
Crude Death Rate: 13.0/100,000
ICD Code(s): (38)

Deaths attributed to septicemia decreased to a total of 17 deaths in 1994. This total was significantly lower than the 1993 total of 27 deaths. The resident death rate for septicemia decreased to 13.0/100,000 in 1994. Septicemia was ranked the 8th leading cause of death in 1993. Resident males had a higher death rate of 16.3/100,000 than females who had a death rate of 10.1/100,000 for septicemia. Residents who were 65 years of age and older accounted for 41% of all deaths caused by septicemia.

Septicemia Deaths
New Haven Resident Deaths (1990-1994)

1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Total 17 27 40 24 25
     White 9 14 22 13 4
     Nonwhite 8 13 18 11 21
Male 10 14 16 14 14
     White 5 6 7 7 9
     Nonwhite 5 8 7 7 5
Female 7 13 24 10 15
     White 4 8 15 6 11
     Nonwhite 3 5 9 4 4

 
This document was digitized on March 31, 1999 by Andrew Swan as part of the New Haven Health Project.
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