TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ADAMS, ALCORN, AMITE, AND ATTALA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
ADAMS COUNTY ALCORN COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 403 207 196 11.7 13.1 10.6 494 433 61 14.3 14.3 14.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 13 7 6 37.8 44.3 32.4 16 13 3 46.3 43.0 68.7
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.4 1 0 1 2.9 - 22.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 94 45 49 273.7 284.6 264.4 101 84 17 292.3 278.2 389.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 7 2 5 20.4 12.6 27.0 4 3 1 11.6 9.9 22.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 5 4 1 14.6 25.3 5.4 9 8 1 26.0 26.5 22.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 184 94 90 535.8 594.6 485.7 202 183 19 584.5 606.1 435.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 148 78 70 431.0 493.4 377.7 148 136 12 428.3 450.4 274.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 0 3 8.7 - 16.2 4 1 3 11.6 3.3 68.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 31 15 16 90.3 94.9 86.3 47 43 4 136.0 142.4 91.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 26 16 10 75.7 101.2 54.0 22 21 1 63.7 69.6 22.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 4 4 23.3 25.3 21.6 18 17 1 52.1 56.3 22.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 2.9 6.3 - 6 6 0 17.4 19.9 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 3 4 20.4 19.0 21.6 10 7 3 28.9 23.2 68.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 2.0 - 3.1 3 1 2 6.6 2.6 26.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 2 0 5.8 12.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 2 0 4.1 12.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 14 8 6 40.8 50.6 32.4 30 26 4 86.8 86.1 91.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 1 2 8.7 6.3 10.8 17 15 2 49.2 49.7 45.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 3 1 11.6 19.0 5.4 2 2 0 5.8 6.6 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 5.8 - 10.8 2 2 0 5.8 6.6 -
AMITE COUNTY ATTALA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 146 97 49 10.7 12.6 8.3 242 165 77 12.3 14.4 9.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 22.1 39.1 - 4 4 0 20.3 34.9 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 7.4 - 16.9 1 0 1 5.1 - 12.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 36 25 11 264.7 325.8 185.6 47 31 16 239.0 270.3 195.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 2 2 29.4 26.1 33.8 4 3 1 20.3 26.2 12.2
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 14.7 26.1 - 5 4 1 25.4 34.9 12.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 60 37 23 441.2 482.2 388.1 97 65 32 493.4 566.7 390.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 47 27 20 345.6 351.9 337.5 64 41 23 325.5 357.4 280.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 5 3 2 25.4 26.2 24.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 10 9 1 73.5 117.3 16.9 19 16 3 96.6 139.5 36.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 5 3 2 25.4 26.2 24.4
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 1 1 0 7.4 13.0 - 5 3 2 25.4 26.2 24.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 6 5 1 44.1 65.2 16.9 9 9 0 45.8 78.5 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.1 8.7 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 1 1 0 7.4 13.0 - 4 3 1 20.3 26.2 12.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.1 8.7 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 5.8 11.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 11 7 4 80.9 91.2 67.5 12 4 8 61.0 34.9 97.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 5 3 2 36.8 39.1 33.8 6 2 4 30.5 17.4 48.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 4 1 3 20.3 8.7 36.6
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 14.7 - 33.8 2 0 2 10.2 - 24.4
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF BENTON, BOLIVAR, CALHOUN, AND CARROLL COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
BENTON COUNTY BOLIVAR COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 96 67 29 12.0 13.5 9.4 457 186 271 11.2 13.8 10.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.5 7.4 -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 1 0 12.5 20.2 - 12 4 8 29.5 29.6 29.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 4 1 3 9.8 7.4 11.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 20 14 6 249.2 282.6 195.3 128 47 81 315.0 348.0 298.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 1 1 24.9 20.2 32.6 17 6 11 41.8 44.4 40.6
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 24.9 40.4 - 5 3 2 12.3 22.2 7.4
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 40 26 14 498.4 524.8 455.7 173 72 101 425.8 533.0 372.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 34 24 10 423.6 484.4 325.5 151 62 89 371.6 459.0 328.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 12.5 - 32.6 4 0 4 9.8 - 14.7
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 5 2 3 62.3 40.4 97.6 13 8 5 32.0 59.2 18.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 3 1 2 7.4 7.4 7.4
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 4 2 74.8 80.7 65.1 20 8 12 49.2 59.2 44.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 6 6 0 74.8 121.1 - 11 6 5 27.1 44.4 18.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.5 7.4 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.5 7.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 2 0 24.9 40.4 - 16 6 10 39.4 44.4 36.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 1 0 7.5 13.2 - 3 2 1 4.5 12.7 1.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.5 - 3.7
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.5 - 1.9
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 6 3 3 74.8 60.6 97.6 19 10 9 46.8 74.0 33.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 1 3 49.8 20.2 97.6 7 3 4 17.2 22.2 14.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 12.5 20.2 - 5 4 1 12.3 29.6 3.7
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 12.5 - 32.6 2 1 1 4.9 7.4 3.7
CALHOUN COUNTY CARROLL COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 196 153 43 13.0 14.6 9.3 106 56 50 9.8 8.3 12.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 5 0 33.2 47.8 - 1 0 1 9.3 - 24.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 34 27 7 225.6 258.1 151.9 24 13 11 222.9 192.6 273.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 4 0 26.5 38.2 - 2 1 1 18.6 14.8 24.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 26.5 28.7 21.7 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 104 82 22 690.2 783.9 477.3 50 31 19 464.3 459.3 472.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 73 57 16 484.4 544.9 347.1 41 26 15 380.7 385.2 373.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 6.6 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 28 22 6 185.8 210.3 130.2 8 4 4 74.3 59.3 99.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 6.6 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 5 1 39.8 47.8 21.7 1 0 1 9.3 - 24.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 8 0 53.1 76.5 - 4 1 3 37.1 14.8 74.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 19.9 9.6 43.4 0 0 0 - - -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 8.5 - 25.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 6.6 - 21.7 1 1 0 9.3 14.8 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 4.5 7.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 11 7 4 73.0 66.9 86.8 7 1 6 65.0 14.8 149.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 2 2 26.5 19.1 43.4 4 0 4 37.1 - 99.5
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 6.6 9.6 - 3 1 2 27.8 14.8 49.8
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 6.6 9.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CLAIBORNE, AND CLARKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
CHICKASAW COUNTY CHOCTAW COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 213 150 63 11.0 13.6 7.5 90 64 26 9.2 9.6 8.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 9 6 3 46.3 54.2 35.8 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 40 33 7 205.8 298.4 83.5 18 13 5 184.5 195.8 160.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 3 2 25.7 27.1 23.9 2 1 1 20.5 15.1 32.0
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 20.6 27.1 11.9 2 2 0 20.5 30.1 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 101 68 33 519.5 614.8 393.8 36 27 9 368.9 406.7 288.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 85 60 25 437.2 542.5 298.3 32 23 9 327.9 346.5 288.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 14 6 8 72.0 54.2 95.5 4 4 0 41.0 60.2 -
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 4 0 20.6 36.2 - 1 0 1 10.2 - 32.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 6 2 41.2 54.2 23.9 3 2 1 30.7 30.1 32.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 5.1 9.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 7 2 46.3 63.3 23.9 2 2 0 20.5 30.1 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 3.2 - 6.4 2 0 2 16.5 - 37.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 10.2 15.1 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 3.2 6.3 - 1 1 0 8.3 14.7 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 6 2 41.2 54.2 23.9 5 3 2 51.2 45.2 64.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 2 2 20.6 18.1 23.9 3 1 2 30.7 15.1 64.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.9 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 2 3 25.7 18.1 35.8 2 1 1 20.5 15.1 32.0
CLAIBORNE COUNTY CLARKE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 116 24 92 9.8 13.4 9.2 201 144 57 11.2 12.4 8.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 16.9 - 19.9 1 0 1 5.6 - 15.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 22 3 19 186.0 167.0 189.3 37 29 8 206.1 250.4 125.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 0 2 16.9 - 19.9 0 0 0 - - -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 1 1 0 8.4 55.7 - 7 5 2 39.0 43.2 31.4
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 54 13 41 456.4 723.8 408.6 104 74 30 579.2 639.0 470.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 46 11 35 388.8 612.5 348.8 78 57 21 434.4 492.2 329.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.6 8.6 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 2 5 59.2 111.4 49.8 22 13 9 122.5 112.3 141.2
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 8.4 - 10.0 1 1 0 5.6 8.6 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 0 2 16.9 - 19.9 5 4 1 27.8 34.5 15.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 3 1 2 25.4 55.7 19.9 6 5 1 33.4 43.2 15.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.6 8.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 0 2 16.9 - 19.9 5 2 3 27.8 17.3 47.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 5.1 - 5.5 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 11.1 17.3 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 2 6 67.6 111.4 59.8 11 7 4 61.3 60.4 62.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 6 1 5 50.7 55.7 49.8 8 4 4 44.6 34.5 62.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 16.9 - 19.9 2 0 2 11.1 - 31.4
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CLAY, COAHOMA, COPIAH, AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
CLAY COUNTY COAHOMA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 227 115 112 10.3 12.2 8.9 355 132 223 11.6 14.7 10.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 4.6 - 8.0 5 2 3 16.3 22.3 13.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 9.8 - 13.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 48 31 17 218.4 329.4 135.3 59 30 29 192.7 334.6 133.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 2 2 18.2 21.2 15.9 13 5 8 42.4 55.8 36.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.3 - 4.6
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 125 57 68 568.7 605.7 541.0 155 56 99 506.2 624.6 457.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 106 50 56 482.3 531.3 445.6 120 47 73 391.9 524.3 337.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 8 1 7 26.1 11.2 32.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 16 5 11 72.8 53.1 87.5 23 5 18 75.1 55.8 83.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 4.6 10.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 2 2 18.2 21.2 15.9 13 5 8 42.4 55.8 36.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 2 1 1 9.1 10.6 8.0 14 6 8 45.7 66.9 36.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 4 1 3 18.2 10.6 23.9 3 1 2 9.8 11.2 9.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 8 5 3 36.4 53.1 23.9 16 3 13 52.2 33.5 60.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 3.1 - 4.3 5 0 5 7.6 - 9.1
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 4.6 10.6 - 1 0 1 3.3 - 4.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 4 4 36.4 42.5 31.8 23 9 14 75.1 100.4 64.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 3 1 18.2 31.9 8.0 15 4 11 49.0 44.6 50.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 13.6 21.2 8.0 1 1 0 3.3 11.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 0 3 13.6 - 23.9 10 1 9 32.6 11.2 41.6
COPIAH COUNTY COVINGTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 284 152 132 9.9 11.0 8.8 200 150 50 10.3 12.2 7.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 7 3 4 24.3 21.8 26.6 2 1 1 10.3 8.1 14.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 3.5 - 6.7 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 56 30 26 194.7 218.2 173.2 48 32 16 247.3 260.0 225.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 3 2 17.4 21.8 13.3 3 3 0 15.4 24.4 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 10.4 7.3 13.3 2 2 0 10.3 16.2 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 124 70 54 431.2 509.2 359.8 80 60 20 412.2 487.5 281.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 102 61 41 354.7 443.7 273.2 63 49 14 324.6 398.1 197.2
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 7.0 - 13.3 1 1 0 5.2 8.1 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 20 9 11 69.5 65.5 73.3 12 7 5 61.8 56.9 70.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 10.3 8.1 14.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 10 7 3 34.8 50.9 20.0 3 3 0 15.4 24.4 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 15 10 5 52.2 72.7 33.3 13 11 2 67.0 89.4 28.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 3.5 7.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.2 8.1 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 3 2 17.4 21.8 13.3 3 3 0 15.4 24.4 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 5 1 4 10.8 5.2 15.0 1 0 1 3.3 - 7.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 10.3 8.1 14.1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 2.2 - 3.7 1 1 0 3.3 6.0 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 20 10 10 69.5 72.7 66.6 21 16 5 108.2 130.0 70.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 8 5 45.2 58.2 33.3 13 8 5 67.0 65.0 70.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 15.4 24.4 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 7.0 - 13.3 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF DESOTO, FORREST, FRANKLIN, AND GEORGE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
DESOTO COUNTY FORREST COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 763 674 89 7.1 7.3 5.8 732 524 208 10.1 11.2 8.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.4 - 3.9
SEPTICEMIA (018) 16 14 2 14.9 15.2 13.1 20 10 10 27.5 21.4 38.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 4 1 3 5.5 2.1 11.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 191 174 17 178.2 189.2 111.5 128 83 45 176.3 177.7 173.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 36 32 4 33.6 34.8 26.2 35 21 14 48.2 45.0 54.1
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 10 9 1 9.3 9.8 6.6 7 7 0 9.6 15.0 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 272 242 30 253.7 263.2 196.7 321 241 80 442.1 515.9 309.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 192 174 18 179.1 189.2 118.0 248 194 54 341.6 415.3 208.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 21 16 5 19.6 17.4 32.8 12 5 7 16.5 10.7 27.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 44 38 6 41.0 41.3 39.3 56 37 19 77.1 79.2 73.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 20 16 4 18.6 17.4 26.2 13 10 3 17.9 21.4 11.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 36 33 3 33.6 35.9 19.7 53 41 12 73.0 87.8 46.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 1 1 1.9 1.1 6.6 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 10 9 1 9.3 9.8 6.6 7 7 0 9.6 15.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 7 2 8.4 7.6 13.1 16 12 4 22.0 25.7 15.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 7 1 6 3.8 0.6 25.6 3 2 1 2.7 3.2 2.1
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 6 5 1 5.6 5.4 6.6 6 4 2 8.3 8.6 7.7
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 1 1 1.1 0.6 4.3 2 0 2 1.8 - 4.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 51 45 6 47.6 48.9 39.3 28 21 7 38.6 45.0 27.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 31 28 3 28.9 30.4 19.7 13 8 5 17.9 17.1 19.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 11 10 1 10.3 10.9 6.6 10 9 1 13.8 19.3 3.9
HOMICIDE (338-346) 7 6 1 6.5 6.5 6.6 8 3 5 11.0 6.4 19.3
FRANKLIN COUNTY GEORGE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 116 83 33 13.7 15.6 10.5 210 193 17 11.0 11.3 8.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 11.8 - 31.8 2 2 0 10.4 11.7 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 21 16 5 248.6 301.6 159.1 32 31 1 167.2 181.2 49.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 9 6 3 106.5 113.1 95.4 17 15 2 88.8 87.7 98.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 1 0 1 11.8 - 31.8 2 2 0 10.4 11.7 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 58 41 17 686.6 772.8 540.9 78 71 7 407.4 415.0 344.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 48 35 13 568.2 659.8 413.6 58 55 3 303.0 321.4 147.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 11.8 18.8 - 3 1 2 15.7 5.8 98.3
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 4 3 82.9 75.4 95.4 16 14 2 83.6 81.8 98.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 11.8 18.8 - 1 1 0 5.2 5.8 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 1 1 23.7 18.8 31.8 4 3 1 20.9 17.5 49.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 2 2 0 23.7 37.7 - 13 13 0 67.9 76.0 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 10.4 11.7 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 1 2 35.5 18.8 63.6 3 2 1 15.7 11.7 49.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 4 4 0 11.9 13.3 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 5.2 5.8 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 9.1 - 20.8 1 1 0 3.0 3.3 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 5 2 82.9 94.2 63.6 21 21 0 109.7 122.7 -
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 6 4 2 71.0 75.4 63.6 17 17 0 88.8 99.4 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 10.4 11.7 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 10.4 5.8 49.2
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF GREENE, GRENADA, HANCOCK, AND HARRISON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
GREENE COUNTY GRENADA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 101 87 14 7.6 9.0 3.9 334 203 131 14.4 15.1 13.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 6 6 0 45.1 62.0 - 7 3 4 30.1 22.3 40.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 16 15 1 120.3 154.9 27.6 67 50 17 288.0 371.1 173.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 7.5 - 27.6 3 2 1 12.9 14.8 10.2
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 8.6 14.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 42 36 6 315.8 371.9 165.8 146 86 60 627.6 638.3 612.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 33 29 4 248.1 299.6 110.6 92 58 34 395.5 430.4 347.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 2 0 15.0 20.6 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 6 4 2 45.1 41.3 55.3 49 26 23 210.6 193.0 235.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.3 7.4 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 5 4 1 37.6 41.3 27.6 11 4 7 47.3 29.7 71.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 2 2 0 15.0 20.6 - 16 15 1 68.8 111.3 10.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 7.5 10.3 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 15.0 20.6 - 1 1 0 4.3 7.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 0 0 0 - - - 11 6 5 47.3 44.5 51.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 1 1 13.1 8.1 34.5 4 0 4 12.1 - 24.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 7.5 10.3 - 2 0 2 8.6 - 20.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 7 1 60.2 72.3 27.6 28 15 13 120.4 111.3 132.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 3 1 30.1 31.0 27.6 10 4 6 43.0 29.7 61.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 4.3 7.4 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 7.5 10.3 - 4 1 3 17.2 7.4 30.6
HANCOCK COUNTY HARRISON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 483 450 33 11.2 11.6 7.8 1,800 1,470 330 9.5 10.6 6.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 1 0 2.3 2.6 - 1 0 1 0.5 - 2.0
SEPTICEMIA (018) 11 11 0 25.6 28.4 - 23 20 3 12.1 14.4 5.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 3 2 1 7.0 5.2 23.7 8 5 3 4.2 3.6 5.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 105 99 6 244.4 255.5 142.3 437 349 88 230.5 251.6 172.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 6 2 18.6 15.5 47.4 10 5 5 5.3 3.6 9.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 7.0 7.7 - 32 31 1 16.9 22.4 2.0
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 194 182 12 451.5 469.6 284.7 764 616 148 403.0 444.2 290.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 160 151 9 372.4 389.6 213.5 628 509 119 331.2 367.0 233.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 3 0 7.0 7.7 - 5 2 3 2.6 1.4 5.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 22 22 0 51.2 56.8 - 98 78 20 51.7 56.2 39.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 2.3 2.6 - 18 13 5 9.5 9.4 9.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 10 9 1 23.3 23.2 23.7 34 33 1 17.9 23.8 2.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 32 31 1 74.5 80.0 23.7 68 66 2 35.9 47.6 3.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 7 7 0 3.7 5.0 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 6 0 14.0 15.5 - 17 17 0 9.0 12.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 17 16 1 39.6 41.3 23.7 46 39 7 24.3 28.1 13.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 1 0 173.0 192.7 - 2 1 1 66.9 47.7 112.0
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 17 9 8 5.7 4.3 9.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 2 1 7.0 5.2 23.7 7 4 3 3.7 2.9 5.9
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 1.0 1.0 1.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 34 31 3 79.1 80.0 71.2 95 83 12 50.1 59.8 23.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 19 16 3 44.2 41.3 71.2 45 37 8 23.7 26.7 15.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 10 10 0 23.3 25.8 - 21 17 4 11.1 12.2 7.8
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 3 0 7.0 7.7 - 10 8 2 5.3 5.8 3.9
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF HINDS, HOLMES, HUMPHREYS, AND ISSAQUENA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
HINDS COUNTY HOLMES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 2,144 1,001 1,143 8.5 10.7 7.3 250 75 175 11.6 17.0 10.2
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 2 1 1 0.8 1.1 0.6 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 38 15 23 15.2 16.0 14.6 4 0 4 18.5 - 23.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 43 6 37 17.1 6.4 23.5 3 0 3 13.9 - 17.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 403 201 202 160.7 214.8 128.5 53 13 40 245.3 293.8 232.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 46 18 28 18.3 19.2 17.8 8 1 7 37.0 22.6 40.7
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 27 22 5 10.8 23.5 3.2 1 0 1 4.6 - 5.8
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 882 414 468 351.7 442.4 297.7 109 40 69 504.4 904.2 401.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 693 330 363 276.3 352.6 230.9 87 28 59 402.6 632.9 343.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 24 7 17 9.6 7.5 10.8 1 1 0 4.6 22.6 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 135 64 71 53.8 68.4 45.2 17 9 8 78.7 203.4 46.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 5 2 3 2.0 2.1 1.9 1 0 1 4.6 - 5.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 52 25 27 20.7 26.7 17.2 7 3 4 32.4 67.8 23.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 87 54 33 34.7 57.7 21.0 7 4 3 32.4 90.4 17.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 5 3 2 2.0 3.2 1.3 1 0 1 4.6 - 5.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 17 11 6 6.8 11.8 3.8 2 1 1 9.2 22.6 5.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 46 16 30 18.3 17.1 19.1 4 0 4 18.5 - 23.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 3 0 3 74.7 - 101.0 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 24 3 21 6.0 2.9 7.1 4 0 4 9.5 - 10.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 15 8 7 6.0 8.5 4.4 1 0 1 4.6 - 5.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 10 1 9 2.5 1.0 3.0 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 105 52 53 41.9 55.6 33.7 18 2 16 83.3 45.2 93.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 64 30 34 25.5 32.0 21.6 15 2 13 69.4 45.2 75.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 26 16 10 10.4 17.1 6.4 2 2 0 9.2 45.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 51 8 43 20.3 8.5 27.4 4 0 4 18.5 - 23.3
HUMPHREYS COUNTY ISSAQUENA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 142 42 100 12.7 13.8 12.2 19 8 11 8.4 9.7 7.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 8.9 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 17.8 - 24.5 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 33 9 24 294.5 295.6 294.1 5 2 3 219.9 242.1 207.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 2 1 1 17.8 32.8 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 0 4 35.7 - 49.0 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 60 19 41 535.4 624.0 502.4 6 3 3 263.8 363.2 207.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 47 14 33 419.4 459.8 404.4 5 3 2 219.9 363.2 138.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 4 1 3 35.7 32.8 36.8 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 8 4 4 71.4 131.4 49.0 1 0 1 44.0 - 69.1
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 3 3 53.5 98.5 36.8 2 2 0 88.0 242.1 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 6 3 3 53.5 98.5 36.8 1 0 1 44.0 - 69.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 0 5 44.6 - 61.3 1 0 1 44.0 - 69.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 0 2 10.0 - 12.0 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 5 2 3 44.6 65.7 36.8 2 0 2 88.0 - 138.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 1 3 35.7 32.8 36.8 2 0 2 88.0 - 138.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 44.0 - 69.1
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 1 4 44.6 32.8 49.0 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ITAWAMBA, JACKSON, JASPER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
ITAWAMBA COUNTY JACKSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 266 255 11 11.7 12.1 6.4 1,183 974 209 9.0 9.8 6.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 4 0 17.6 19.0 - 28 20 8 21.3 20.2 24.7
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 4.4 4.7 - 6 5 1 4.6 5.0 3.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 58 54 4 254.7 256.5 233.2 285 237 48 216.9 239.3 148.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 6 0 26.4 28.5 - 16 13 3 12.2 13.1 9.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 12 12 0 52.7 57.0 - 33 31 2 25.1 31.3 6.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 99 95 4 434.8 451.2 233.2 427 348 79 324.9 351.4 243.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 82 78 4 360.1 370.4 233.2 341 277 64 259.5 279.7 197.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 2.3 2.0 3.1
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 17 17 0 74.7 80.7 - 62 50 12 47.2 50.5 37.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 5 4 1 3.8 4.0 3.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 8 8 0 35.1 38.0 - 32 26 6 24.3 26.2 18.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 26 26 0 114.2 123.5 - 56 55 1 42.6 55.5 3.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 0.8 - 3.1
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 5 4 1 22.0 19.0 58.3 16 16 0 12.2 16.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 0 0 0 - - - 22 12 10 16.7 12.1 30.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 3 0 10.6 11.4 - 7 3 4 3.6 2.2 6.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 4 2 2 3.0 2.0 6.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 3.5 3.8 - 3 1 2 1.6 0.7 3.4
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 22 20 2 96.6 95.0 116.6 75 64 11 57.1 64.6 34.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 16 15 1 70.3 71.2 58.3 34 29 5 25.9 29.3 15.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 6 6 0 26.4 28.5 - 12 10 2 9.1 10.1 6.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 4.4 4.7 - 13 8 5 9.9 8.1 15.4
JASPER COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 235 134 101 12.9 15.9 10.4 79 6 73 8.1 4.7 8.6
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 3 1 22.0 35.6 10.3 2 0 2 20.5 - 23.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 5.5 - 10.3 1 0 1 10.3 - 11.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 51 27 24 281.0 320.2 247.0 17 2 15 174.5 157.2 177.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 2 3 27.6 23.7 30.9 3 0 3 30.8 - 35.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 11.0 23.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 100 61 39 551.0 723.3 401.4 32 3 29 328.5 235.8 342.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 79 48 31 435.3 569.2 319.1 24 2 22 246.4 157.2 259.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 5.5 - 10.3 1 1 0 10.3 78.6 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 18 12 6 99.2 142.3 61.8 6 0 6 61.6 - 70.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 10.3 - 11.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 4 2 33.1 47.4 20.6 1 0 1 10.3 - 11.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 13 5 8 71.6 59.3 82.3 5 0 5 51.3 - 59.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 5.5 11.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 0 4 22.0 - 41.2 4 0 4 41.1 - 47.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 3.5 - 5.3 3 0 3 20.3 - 21.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 3.5 - 5.3 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 13 8 5 71.6 94.9 51.5 3 0 3 30.8 - 35.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 4 5 49.6 47.4 51.5 2 0 2 20.5 - 23.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 3 1 22.0 35.6 10.3 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 3 2 27.6 35.6 20.6 2 0 2 20.5 - 23.6
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF JEFF DAVIS, JONES, KEMPER, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
JEFF DAVIS COUNTY JONES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 165 77 88 11.8 13.2 10.8 703 556 147 10.8 12.0 7.8
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 21.5 51.6 - 22 15 7 33.9 32.5 37.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 1.5 - 5.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 33 21 12 236.4 361.1 147.3 135 111 24 207.8 240.3 127.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 2 2 28.6 34.4 24.6 13 10 3 20.0 21.6 16.0
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 1 1 14.3 17.2 12.3 13 12 1 20.0 26.0 5.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 67 32 35 479.9 550.2 429.6 265 210 55 408.0 454.6 293.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 56 28 28 401.1 481.4 343.7 207 164 43 318.7 355.0 229.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 7 5 2 10.8 10.8 10.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 8 2 6 57.3 34.4 73.6 45 38 7 69.3 82.3 37.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 7.2 17.2 - 1 0 1 1.5 - 5.3
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 2 4 43.0 34.4 49.1 32 28 4 49.3 60.6 21.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 9 4 5 64.5 68.8 61.4 33 29 4 50.8 62.8 21.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 1.5 2.2 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 8 8 0 12.3 17.3 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 3 1 28.6 51.6 12.3 13 9 4 20.0 19.5 21.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 0 2 9.8 - 15.7 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 8 4 4 12.3 8.7 21.3
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 4.9 - 7.9 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 15 3 12 107.4 51.6 147.3 37 26 11 57.0 56.3 58.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 14 2 12 100.3 34.4 147.3 14 12 2 21.6 26.0 10.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 4.6 6.5 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 0 4 28.6 - 49.1 7 4 3 10.8 8.7 16.0
KEMPER COUNTY LAFAYETTE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 100 55 45 9.6 13.5 7.1 270 200 70 7.0 7.2 6.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 1 1 19.1 24.5 15.7 4 2 2 10.3 7.2 18.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 13 9 4 124.4 220.6 62.8 57 40 17 147.1 143.7 155.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 0 3 28.7 - 47.1 5 4 1 12.9 14.4 9.2
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 7 5 2 18.1 18.0 18.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 52 35 17 497.5 857.8 266.8 107 86 21 276.2 308.9 192.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 46 30 16 440.1 735.3 251.0 83 66 17 214.2 237.1 155.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 7.7 10.8 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 6 5 1 57.4 122.5 15.7 19 16 3 49.0 57.5 27.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 1 1 19.1 24.5 15.7 11 10 1 28.4 35.9 9.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 2 1 1 19.1 24.5 15.7 10 8 2 25.8 28.7 18.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 4 4 0 10.3 14.4 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 1 0 1 9.6 - 15.7 5 3 2 12.9 10.8 18.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 7.5 - 10.3 1 0 1 2.4 - 5.5
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 5.2 3.6 9.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 3 4 67.0 73.5 62.8 22 11 11 56.8 39.5 100.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 1 3 38.3 24.5 47.1 8 6 2 20.6 21.6 18.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 1 2 28.7 24.5 31.4 2 2 0 5.2 7.2 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 19.1 - 31.4 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LAMAR, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, AND LEAKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
LAMAR COUNTY LAUDERDALE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 291 259 32 7.4 7.8 5.6 975 641 334 12.5 13.6 10.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 2 1 7.7 6.0 17.4 15 9 6 19.2 19.1 19.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 11 2 9 14.1 4.2 28.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 58 50 8 148.4 150.0 139.7 204 130 74 261.0 276.5 237.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 4 0 10.2 12.0 - 10 6 4 12.8 12.8 12.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 6 6 0 15.4 18.0 - 26 18 8 33.3 38.3 25.7
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 133 119 14 340.4 356.9 244.4 362 247 115 463.1 525.4 369.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 98 88 10 250.8 263.9 174.6 308 209 99 394.0 444.6 317.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 2.6 - 17.4 2 1 1 2.6 2.1 3.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 33 30 3 84.5 90.0 52.4 46 32 14 58.8 68.1 44.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 10 9 1 25.6 27.0 17.4 43 31 12 55.0 65.9 38.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 14 13 1 35.8 39.0 17.4 63 49 14 80.6 104.2 44.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 5.1 6.0 - 9 6 3 11.5 12.8 9.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 4 1 12.8 12.0 17.4 26 10 16 33.3 21.3 51.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 4 3 1 6.7 6.1 9.0 8 0 8 7.0 - 14.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 4 2 2 5.1 4.2 6.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 0.9 1.6 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 15 14 1 38.4 42.0 17.4 47 33 14 60.1 70.2 44.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 8 7 1 20.5 21.0 17.4 28 20 8 35.8 42.5 25.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 4 0 10.2 12.0 - 5 4 1 6.4 8.5 3.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 2.6 3.0 - 9 3 6 11.5 6.4 19.3
LAWRENCE COUNTY LEAKE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 151 110 41 11.4 12.4 9.4 233 151 82 11.1 12.8 8.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.8 - 10.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 9.6 8.5 10.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 36 30 6 271.5 338.0 136.9 52 41 11 248.3 348.8 119.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 1 2 22.6 11.3 45.6 7 3 4 33.4 25.5 43.5
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 9.6 17.0 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 65 42 23 490.3 473.2 524.8 105 70 35 501.4 595.5 381.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 48 32 16 362.0 360.6 365.0 82 53 29 391.6 450.9 315.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 19.1 25.5 10.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 16 10 6 120.7 112.7 136.9 16 12 4 76.4 102.1 43.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 2 1 22.6 22.5 22.8 2 1 1 9.6 8.5 10.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 7 6 1 52.8 67.6 22.8 9 8 1 43.0 68.0 10.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 14.3 17.0 10.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 4 4 0 30.2 45.1 - 7 3 4 33.4 25.5 43.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.7 - 5.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 4.8 - 10.9
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 20 16 4 150.8 180.3 91.3 19 8 11 90.7 68.0 119.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 18 15 3 135.8 169.0 68.4 9 4 5 43.0 34.0 54.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 7.5 11.3 - 1 1 0 4.8 8.5 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 7.5 11.3 - 2 0 2 9.6 - 21.8
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LEE, LEFLORE, LINCOLN, AND LOWNDES COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
LEE COUNTY LEFLORE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 776 636 140 10.2 11.4 7.0 418 172 246 11.0 15.1 9.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 12 9 3 15.8 16.1 15.0 5 2 3 13.2 17.6 11.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 4 1 3 5.3 1.8 15.0 3 0 3 7.9 - 11.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 141 119 22 186.1 213.3 110.2 66 30 36 173.9 263.5 135.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 12 9 3 15.8 16.1 15.0 5 1 4 13.2 8.8 15.0
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 14 13 1 18.5 23.3 5.0 2 0 2 5.3 - 7.5
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 341 279 62 450.1 500.0 310.7 227 95 132 598.2 834.5 496.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 256 217 39 337.9 388.9 195.4 188 78 110 495.4 685.2 414.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 5 3 2 6.6 5.4 10.0 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 77 56 21 101.6 100.4 105.2 36 15 21 94.9 131.8 79.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 1.3 1.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 27 27 0 35.6 48.4 - 7 5 2 18.4 43.9 7.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 48 43 5 63.4 77.1 25.0 23 15 8 60.6 131.8 30.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 10 9 1 13.2 16.1 5.0 3 1 2 7.9 8.8 7.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 13 6 7 17.2 10.8 35.1 9 2 7 23.7 17.6 26.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 5 1 4 3.9 1.2 9.4 6 0 6 9.4 - 11.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 2 1 4.0 3.6 5.0 4 2 2 10.5 17.6 7.5
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 0.8 1.2 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 49 42 7 64.7 75.3 35.1 12 4 8 31.6 35.1 30.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 24 19 5 31.7 34.0 25.0 8 2 6 21.1 17.6 22.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 11 10 1 14.5 17.9 5.0 6 2 4 15.8 17.6 15.0
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 3 1 5.3 5.4 5.0 7 0 7 18.4 - 26.4
LINCOLN COUNTY LOWNDES COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 447 333 114 13.5 14.5 11.2 468 287 181 7.6 8.2 6.8
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 5 0 5 15.1 - 49.2 13 8 5 21.1 23.0 18.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 4 1 3 12.1 4.3 29.5 2 1 1 3.2 2.9 3.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 94 70 24 283.4 304.2 236.3 101 68 33 164.0 195.5 123.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 36 24 12 108.5 104.3 118.2 3 0 3 4.9 - 11.2
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 14 12 2 42.2 52.2 19.7 2 2 0 3.2 5.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 162 123 39 488.4 534.6 384.0 183 109 74 297.1 313.4 276.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 106 83 23 319.6 360.7 226.5 137 77 60 222.4 221.4 223.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 18 13 5 54.3 56.5 49.2 6 2 4 9.7 5.8 14.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 37 27 10 111.6 117.3 98.5 38 28 10 61.7 80.5 37.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 26 19 7 78.4 82.6 68.9 13 8 5 21.1 23.0 18.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 22 20 2 66.3 86.9 19.7 15 13 2 24.4 37.4 7.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 3.0 4.3 - 4 3 1 6.5 8.6 3.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 10 8 2 30.2 34.8 19.7 9 2 7 14.6 5.8 26.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 1 2 6.5 3.5 11.2 8 1 7 8.5 2.2 13.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 3 0 9.0 13.0 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 19 15 4 57.3 65.2 39.4 28 17 11 45.5 48.9 41.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 12 1 39.2 52.2 9.8 10 6 4 16.2 17.2 14.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 6.0 8.7 - 8 7 1 13.0 20.1 3.7
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 0 2 6.0 - 19.7 4 0 4 6.5 - 14.9
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF MADISON, MARION, MARSHALL, AND MONROE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
MADISON COUNTY MARION COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 798 523 275 10.7 11.6 9.3 350 255 95 13.7 14.9 11.2
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.9 5.8 -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 15 8 7 20.1 17.8 23.6 15 7 8 58.6 40.8 94.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 11 2 9 14.7 4.4 30.4 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 269 177 92 360.2 393.2 310.2 72 54 18 281.3 315.1 212.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 22 6 16 29.5 13.3 54.0 7 5 2 27.3 29.2 23.6
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 29 24 5 38.8 53.3 16.9 7 7 0 27.3 40.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 247 165 82 330.8 366.5 276.5 121 91 30 472.7 531.0 354.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 176 116 60 235.7 257.6 202.3 91 69 22 355.5 402.6 260.1
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 4 1 3 5.4 2.2 10.1 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 65 46 19 87.0 102.2 64.1 27 19 8 105.5 110.9 94.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 16 12 4 21.4 26.6 13.5 13 10 3 50.8 58.4 35.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 33 28 5 44.2 62.2 16.9 20 19 1 78.1 110.9 11.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 1 1 2.7 2.2 3.4 1 1 0 3.9 5.8 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 6 0 8.0 13.3 - 4 2 2 15.6 11.7 23.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 13 6 7 17.4 13.3 23.6 7 6 1 27.3 35.0 11.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 0 1 77.5 - 160.8 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 5 1 4 3.9 1.5 6.4 2 0 2 5.2 - 12.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 7 3 4 9.4 6.7 13.5 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 2 0 2 1.6 - 3.2 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 19 13 6 25.4 28.9 20.2 19 12 7 74.2 70.0 82.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 10 6 4 13.4 13.3 13.5 8 6 2 31.2 35.0 23.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 7 7 0 9.4 15.5 - 4 3 1 15.6 17.5 11.8
HOMICIDE (338-346) 6 2 4 8.0 4.4 13.5 3 0 3 11.7 - 35.5
MARSHALL COUNTY MONROE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 320 158 162 9.1 9.3 9.0 417 312 105 11.0 12.0 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 4 0 11.4 23.6 - 5 3 2 13.2 11.5 16.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 5.7 - 11.1 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 79 42 37 225.8 248.2 204.8 101 79 22 265.7 304.0 183.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 13 6 7 37.2 35.4 38.7 12 6 6 31.6 23.1 49.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 5 3 2 14.3 17.7 11.1 4 3 1 10.5 11.5 8.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 123 54 69 351.5 319.0 381.9 151 113 38 397.2 434.8 316.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 82 33 49 234.3 195.0 271.2 113 86 27 297.2 330.9 224.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 7 2 5 20.0 11.8 27.7 9 4 5 23.7 15.4 41.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 30 18 12 85.7 106.4 66.4 24 19 5 63.1 73.1 41.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 2.8 - 5.5 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 4 3 20.0 23.6 16.6 20 15 5 52.6 57.7 41.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 11 6 5 31.4 35.4 27.7 25 23 2 65.8 88.5 16.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.6 3.8 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 5 4 1 14.3 23.6 5.5 5 3 2 13.2 11.5 16.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 5 2 3 14.3 11.8 16.6 11 7 4 28.9 26.9 33.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 1 1 3.6 4.2 3.1 1 1 0 2.0 3.1 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.6 - 8.3
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 3.9 - 10.5
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 26 11 15 74.3 65.0 83.0 26 19 7 68.4 73.1 58.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 17 6 11 48.6 35.4 60.9 17 13 4 44.7 50.0 33.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 2.8 5.9 - 5 4 1 13.2 15.4 8.3
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 1 3 11.4 5.9 16.6 2 1 1 5.3 3.8 8.3
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF MONTGOMERY, NESHOBA, NEWTON, AND NOXUBEE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
MONTGOMERY COUNTY NESHOBA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 154 85 69 12.6 12.8 12.4 318 206 112 11.1 11.0 11.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 24.6 45.4 - 5 3 2 17.4 16.0 20.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.5 5.3 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 32 18 14 262.5 272.2 251.1 57 37 20 198.7 196.9 202.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 1 3 32.8 15.1 53.8 7 0 7 24.4 - 70.7
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 2 1 24.6 30.2 17.9 2 2 0 7.0 10.6 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 57 33 24 467.6 499.0 430.4 153 106 47 533.4 564.2 474.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 44 25 19 361.0 378.0 340.7 119 87 32 414.9 463.1 323.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 11 6 5 90.2 90.7 89.7 32 18 14 111.6 95.8 141.5
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 1 1 16.4 15.1 17.9 9 7 2 31.4 37.2 20.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 6 2 65.6 90.7 35.9 10 6 4 34.9 31.9 40.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 8.2 15.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 16.4 15.1 17.9 5 0 5 17.4 - 50.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 2 1 24.6 30.2 17.9 9 5 4 31.4 26.6 40.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 1 2 18.3 14.3 21.3 2 1 1 4.2 4.0 4.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 0 1 8.2 - 17.9 2 1 1 7.0 5.3 10.1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 6.1 - 10.6 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 8 3 5 65.6 45.4 89.7 17 12 5 59.3 63.9 50.5
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 1 3 32.8 15.1 53.8 11 7 4 38.3 37.2 40.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 1 1 16.4 15.1 17.9 2 1 1 7.0 5.3 10.1
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 2 2 32.8 30.2 35.9 1 0 1 3.5 - 10.1
NEWTON COUNTY NOXUBEE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 237 166 71 10.8 11.7 9.3 115 45 70 9.2 12.2 7.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 0 0 0 - - - 4 1 3 31.9 27.0 33.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 54 42 12 247.3 295.8 157.0 21 9 12 167.4 243.2 135.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 7 3 4 32.0 21.1 52.3 2 1 1 15.9 27.0 11.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 3 0 13.7 21.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 107 77 30 490.0 542.4 392.6 51 22 29 406.4 594.6 327.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 83 62 21 380.1 436.7 274.8 47 21 26 374.6 567.6 293.8
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 1 1 9.2 7.0 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 19 12 7 87.0 84.5 91.6 4 1 3 31.9 27.0 33.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 2 0 9.2 14.1 - 4 2 2 31.9 54.0 22.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 8 7 1 36.6 49.3 13.1 3 2 1 23.9 54.0 11.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 4.6 - 13.1 3 0 3 23.9 - 33.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 10 3 7 45.8 21.1 91.6 1 1 0 8.0 27.0 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 13.8 - 17.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 2.7 - 6.0 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 9 6 3 41.2 42.3 39.3 7 1 6 55.8 27.0 67.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 7 6 1 32.0 42.3 13.1 1 1 0 8.0 27.0 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 13.7 14.1 13.1 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 3 1 2 13.7 7.0 26.2 1 0 1 8.0 - 11.3
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF OKTIBBEHA, PANOLA, PEARL RIVER, AND PERRY COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY PANOLA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 285 169 116 6.6 6.7 6.5 367 220 147 10.7 12.7 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 1 0 2.3 4.0 - 7 4 3 20.4 23.1 17.7
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 2.3 - 5.6 1 1 0 2.9 5.8 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 60 33 27 139.8 131.1 152.2 74 42 32 215.9 242.7 188.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 3 0 7.0 11.9 - 6 4 2 17.5 23.1 11.8
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 1 1 4.7 4.0 5.6 2 2 0 5.8 11.6 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 124 73 51 289.0 290.1 287.6 155 93 62 452.2 537.5 365.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 92 51 41 214.4 202.6 231.2 124 73 51 361.8 421.9 300.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 2.9 - 5.9
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 27 18 9 62.9 71.5 50.7 28 19 9 81.7 109.8 53.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 12 9 3 28.0 35.8 16.9 13 9 4 37.9 52.0 23.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 9 8 1 21.0 31.8 5.6 13 11 2 37.9 63.6 11.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 2.3 - 5.6 2 1 1 5.8 5.8 5.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 2 4 14.0 7.9 22.6 6 5 1 17.5 28.9 5.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 5.3 - 9.9 7 1 6 12.0 4.6 16.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 3 2 1 8.8 11.6 5.9
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 1.8 3.8 - 2 0 2 3.4 - 5.5
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 15 10 5 35.0 39.7 28.2 22 13 9 64.2 75.1 53.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 5 4 1 11.6 15.9 5.6 12 8 4 35.0 46.2 23.6
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 4 0 9.3 15.9 - 7 6 1 20.4 34.7 5.9
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 0 4 9.3 - 22.6 4 0 4 11.7 - 23.6
PEARL RIVER COUNTY PERRY COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 476 417 59 9.8 10.0 8.4 151 119 32 12.4 12.9 11.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 1 0 2.0 2.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 11 11 0 22.6 26.4 - 2 1 1 16.5 10.8 34.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 2 0 2 4.1 - 28.5 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 115 105 10 236.5 252.4 142.3 32 30 2 263.6 324.5 69.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 20 18 2 41.1 43.3 28.5 9 6 3 74.1 64.9 103.7
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 3 1 8.2 7.2 14.2 1 1 0 8.2 10.8 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 173 152 21 355.8 365.4 298.9 56 44 12 461.4 475.9 414.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 138 123 15 283.8 295.7 213.5 44 34 10 362.5 367.8 345.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 0 1 2.0 - 14.2 1 0 1 8.2 - 34.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 32 28 4 65.8 67.3 56.9 9 8 1 74.1 86.5 34.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 1 1 4.1 2.4 14.2 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 7 7 0 14.4 16.8 - 10 9 1 82.4 97.4 34.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 29 25 4 59.6 60.1 56.9 10 4 6 82.4 43.3 207.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 2 0 4.1 4.8 - 2 2 0 16.5 21.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 7 0 14.4 16.8 - 1 1 0 8.2 10.8 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 11.2 7.4 23.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 2.0 2.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 1.5 1.8 - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 26 24 2 53.5 57.7 28.5 10 7 3 82.4 75.7 103.7
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 16 14 2 32.9 33.6 28.5 6 3 3 49.4 32.4 103.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 6 6 0 12.3 14.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 2 3 10.3 4.8 42.7 2 2 0 16.5 21.6 -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF PIKE, PONTOTOC, PRENTISS, AND QUITMAN COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
PIKE COUNTY PONTOTOC COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 424 250 174 10.9 12.5 9.2 256 227 29 9.6 10.1 7.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 10 5 5 25.7 25.0 26.3 2 1 1 7.5 4.4 24.0
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 7.5 8.9 -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 73 49 24 187.5 245.6 126.4 48 39 9 179.6 172.9 215.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 24 10 14 61.6 50.1 73.7 6 6 0 22.4 26.6 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 4 2 2 10.3 10.0 10.5 3 2 1 11.2 8.9 24.0
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 193 124 69 495.6 621.4 363.4 102 91 11 381.6 403.4 263.8
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 166 110 56 426.3 551.2 295.0 80 72 8 299.3 319.2 191.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 5.1 - 10.5 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 22 12 10 56.5 60.1 52.7 15 12 3 56.1 53.2 72.0
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 3 3 0 11.2 13.3 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 8 5 3 20.5 25.0 15.8 5 5 0 18.7 22.2 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 25 17 8 64.2 85.2 42.1 14 14 0 52.4 62.1 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 5.1 5.0 5.3 6 6 0 22.4 26.6 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 8 3 5 20.5 15.0 26.3 3 2 1 11.2 8.9 24.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 1 0 1 157.7 - 263.8 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 1.6 - 2.6 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 1 2 7.7 5.0 10.5 2 2 0 7.5 8.9 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 1.6 - 2.6 1 1 0 2.5 2.9 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 13 5 8 33.4 25.0 42.1 26 24 2 97.3 106.4 48.0
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 8 4 4 20.5 20.0 21.1 18 17 1 67.4 75.4 24.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 2.6 5.0 - 3 3 0 11.2 13.3 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 0 4 10.3 - 21.1 2 1 1 7.5 4.4 24.0
PRENTISS COUNTY QUITMAN COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 226 205 21 8.8 9.3 5.8 131 53 78 12.9 17.2 11.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 6 6 0 23.5 27.3 - 3 3 0 29.6 97.3 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 3.9 - 27.6 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 45 40 5 176.1 182.3 138.3 28 12 16 276.8 389.2 227.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 4 4 0 15.6 18.2 - 3 1 2 29.6 32.4 28.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 7.8 9.1 - 1 0 1 9.9 - 14.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 89 79 10 348.2 360.1 276.5 59 27 32 583.2 875.8 454.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 72 62 10 281.7 282.6 276.5 47 22 25 464.6 713.6 355.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 2 1 1 19.8 32.4 14.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 14 14 0 54.8 63.8 - 6 2 4 59.3 64.9 56.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 6 0 23.5 27.3 - 6 2 4 59.3 64.9 56.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 14 14 0 54.8 63.8 - 5 3 2 49.4 97.3 28.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 4 3 1 15.6 13.7 27.6 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 2 1 1 7.8 4.6 27.6 3 1 2 29.6 32.4 28.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 3 0 8.7 10.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 3.9 4.6 - 1 0 1 9.9 - 14.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 3 0 3 18.1 - 21.6
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 21 20 1 82.2 91.2 27.6 6 2 4 59.3 64.9 56.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 13 12 1 50.9 54.7 27.6 5 1 4 49.4 32.4 56.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 7.8 9.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 3.9 - 27.6 1 0 1 9.9 - 14.2
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF RANKIN, SCOTT, SHARKEY, AND SIMPSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
RANKIN COUNTY SCOTT COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 778 630 148 6.7 6.7 6.8 244 155 89 8.6 9.5 7.3
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 3.5 - 8.2
SEPTICEMIA (018) 10 9 1 8.7 9.6 4.6 2 1 1 7.0 6.2 8.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 6 2 4 5.2 2.1 18.3 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 165 141 24 143.1 150.9 109.7 54 36 18 190.0 221.4 148.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 11 6 5 9.5 6.4 22.8 3 3 0 10.6 18.4 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 6 4 2 5.2 4.3 9.1 1 1 0 3.5 6.2 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 333 263 70 288.7 281.4 320.0 95 61 34 334.2 375.2 279.5
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 301 240 61 261.0 256.8 278.8 73 49 24 256.8 301.4 197.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 0 2 1.7 - 9.1 1 1 0 3.5 6.2 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 27 21 6 23.4 22.5 27.4 17 9 8 59.8 55.4 65.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 1 1 1.7 1.1 4.6 2 2 0 7.0 12.3 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 22 18 4 19.1 19.3 18.3 5 5 0 17.6 30.8 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 35 32 3 30.3 34.2 13.7 17 12 5 59.8 73.8 41.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 2 2 0 1.7 2.1 - 1 0 1 3.5 - 8.2
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 10 9 1 8.7 9.6 4.6 4 0 4 14.1 - 32.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 11 9 2 9.5 9.6 9.1 5 2 3 17.6 12.3 24.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 6 2 4 3.5 1.4 12.3 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 1 1 0 0.9 1.1 - 2 1 1 7.0 6.2 8.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 0.6 0.7 - 1 1 0 2.2 4.2 -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 57 48 9 49.4 51.4 41.1 18 8 10 63.3 49.2 82.2
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 34 28 6 29.5 30.0 27.4 12 6 6 42.2 36.9 49.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 13 12 1 11.3 12.8 4.6 2 1 1 7.0 6.2 8.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 4 1 3 3.5 1.1 13.7 3 2 1 10.6 12.3 8.2
SHARKEY COUNTY SIMPSON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 59 27 32 9.0 14.0 6.9 320 232 88 11.6 13.0 8.9
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 1 0 1 15.2 - 21.5 5 4 1 18.1 22.5 10.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 15.2 - 21.5 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 14 6 8 212.8 310.6 172.1 58 44 14 209.8 247.2 142.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 0 0 0 - - - 5 3 2 18.1 16.8 20.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 5 4 1 18.1 22.5 10.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 24 10 14 364.7 517.6 301.2 140 98 42 506.5 550.7 426.7
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 16 4 12 243.2 207.0 258.2 94 66 28 340.1 370.9 284.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 15.2 51.8 - 8 7 1 28.9 39.3 10.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 5 2 106.4 258.8 43.0 28 20 8 101.3 112.4 81.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 9 4 5 32.6 22.5 50.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 1 2 45.6 51.8 43.0 10 6 4 36.2 33.7 40.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 4 3 1 60.8 155.3 21.5 14 14 0 50.6 78.7 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 3.6 5.6 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 15.2 - 21.5 2 2 0 7.2 11.2 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 0 0 0 - - - 9 4 5 32.6 22.5 50.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 2.6 4.6 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 9.3 - 10.6 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 5 3 2 76.0 155.3 43.0 22 15 7 79.6 84.3 71.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 2 2 60.8 103.5 43.0 16 10 6 57.9 56.2 61.0
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 4 3 1 14.5 16.8 10.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 0 0 0 - - - 5 4 1 18.1 22.5 10.2
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF SMITH, STONE, SUNFLOWER, AND TALLAHATCHIE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
SMITH COUNTY STONE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 154 126 28 9.5 10.2 7.2 139 107 32 10.2 9.9 11.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 8 7 1 49.4 56.8 25.9 3 3 0 22.0 27.7 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 0 1 6.2 - 25.9 1 0 1 7.3 - 35.7
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 27 22 5 166.8 178.6 129.3 36 26 10 264.3 240.3 356.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 1 0 1 6.2 - 25.9 1 1 0 7.3 9.2 -
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 6 5 1 37.1 40.6 25.9 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 65 56 9 401.7 454.7 232.8 58 47 11 425.8 434.5 392.3
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 48 42 6 296.6 341.0 155.2 46 37 9 337.7 342.0 321.0
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 7.3 9.2 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 16 13 3 98.9 105.6 77.6 7 5 2 51.4 46.2 71.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 6.2 8.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 4 3 1 24.7 24.4 25.9 3 3 0 22.0 27.7 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 10 9 1 61.8 73.1 25.9 7 5 2 51.4 46.2 71.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 6.2 8.1 - 2 2 0 14.7 18.5 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 6 4 2 37.1 32.5 51.7 4 2 2 29.4 18.5 71.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 4 3 43.2 32.5 77.6 10 8 2 73.4 74.0 71.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 5 3 2 30.9 24.4 51.7 4 3 1 29.4 27.7 35.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 1 1 0 6.2 8.1 - 2 2 0 14.7 18.5 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 2 0 12.4 16.2 - 2 0 2 14.7 - 71.3
SUNFLOWER COUNTY TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 338 149 189 9.8 15.0 7.7 153 72 81 10.3 12.2 9.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 2.9 - 4.1 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 8 3 5 23.3 30.2 20.4 5 4 1 33.6 67.8 11.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 3 0 3 8.7 - 12.3 1 0 1 6.7 - 11.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 69 30 39 200.8 302.2 159.6 25 12 13 167.8 203.2 144.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 9 2 7 26.2 20.1 28.6 8 2 6 53.7 33.9 66.7
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 6 4 2 17.4 40.3 8.2 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 126 58 68 366.6 584.3 278.2 59 29 30 395.9 491.2 333.4
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 104 48 56 302.6 483.5 229.1 49 23 26 328.8 389.6 288.9
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 1 2 8.7 10.1 8.2 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 16 8 8 46.6 80.6 32.7 10 6 4 67.1 101.6 44.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 2.9 10.1 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 11 8 3 32.0 80.6 12.3 2 1 1 13.4 16.9 11.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 13 6 7 37.8 60.4 28.6 4 1 3 26.8 16.9 33.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 3 1 2 8.7 10.1 8.2 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 2.9 10.1 - 1 0 1 6.7 - 11.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 2 7 26.2 20.1 28.6 9 5 4 60.4 84.7 44.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 6 0 6 10.8 - 13.3 1 0 1 4.7 - 6.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 3 1 2 8.7 10.1 8.2 3 0 3 20.1 - 33.3
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 1.8 - 2.2 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 27 18 9 78.6 181.3 36.8 10 7 3 67.1 118.6 33.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 16 10 6 46.6 100.7 24.5 3 2 1 20.1 33.9 11.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 2 1 8.7 20.1 4.1 4 2 2 26.8 33.9 22.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 6 1 5 17.4 10.1 20.4 3 0 3 20.1 - 33.3
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF TATE, TIPPAH, TISHOMINGO, AND TUNICA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
TATE COUNTY TIPPAH COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 240 173 67 9.5 10.0 8.2 247 218 29 11.9 12.8 7.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 3.9 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 9 6 3 35.5 34.9 36.8 2 1 1 9.6 5.9 26.4
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 51 35 16 201.0 203.4 196.1 42 37 5 201.7 217.1 132.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 8 5 3 31.5 29.0 36.8 2 1 1 9.6 5.9 26.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 6 6 0 23.6 34.9 - 2 2 0 9.6 11.7 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 83 61 22 327.2 354.4 269.6 132 114 18 633.8 668.8 476.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 62 46 16 244.4 267.3 196.1 103 89 14 494.6 522.1 370.4
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 3 2 1 11.8 11.6 12.2 1 1 0 4.8 5.9 -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 14 9 5 55.2 52.3 61.3 21 17 4 100.8 99.7 105.8
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 4 4 0 19.2 23.5 -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 6 6 0 23.6 34.9 - 3 3 0 14.4 17.6 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 11 11 0 43.4 63.9 - 15 15 0 72.0 88.0 -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 0 1 3.9 - 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 10 6 4 39.4 34.9 49.0 2 2 0 9.6 11.7 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 0 3 7.2 - 18.9 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 2 1 1 7.9 5.8 12.2 2 1 1 9.6 5.9 26.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 2.4 - 6.3 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 23 20 3 90.6 116.2 36.8 18 16 2 86.4 93.9 52.9
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 17 14 3 67.0 81.3 36.8 9 9 0 43.2 52.8 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 4 3 1 15.8 17.4 12.2 1 1 0 4.8 5.9 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 1 1 7.9 5.8 12.2 1 1 0 4.8 5.9 -
TISHOMINGO COUNTY TUNICA COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 274 262 12 14.3 14.4 12.4 90 30 60 9.8 11.8 9.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 15.6 16.5 - 4 1 3 43.4 39.4 44.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 49 48 1 255.7 263.8 103.0 20 7 13 216.8 275.5 194.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 6 6 0 31.3 33.0 - 1 0 1 10.8 - 15.0
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 6 5 1 31.3 27.5 103.0 3 1 2 32.5 39.4 29.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 138 133 5 720.1 731.1 514.9 30 11 19 325.1 432.9 284.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 115 110 5 600.1 604.7 514.9 24 9 15 260.1 354.2 224.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 5.2 5.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 19 19 0 99.1 104.4 - 5 2 3 54.2 78.7 44.9
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 1 0 5.2 5.5 - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 5 5 0 26.1 27.5 - 3 2 1 32.5 78.7 15.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 11 9 2 57.4 49.5 206.0 3 1 2 32.5 39.4 29.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 6 6 0 31.3 33.0 - 1 0 1 10.8 - 15.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 7 7 0 36.5 38.5 - 1 1 0 10.8 39.4 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.5 - 6.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 11.0 - 12.9
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 12 11 1 62.6 60.5 103.0 8 3 5 86.7 118.1 74.8
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 8 1 47.0 44.0 103.0 3 0 3 32.5 - 44.9
SUICIDE (331-337) 2 2 0 10.4 11.0 - 1 0 1 10.8 - 15.0
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 1 0 5.2 5.5 - 4 0 4 43.4 - 59.8
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF UNION, WALTHALL, WARREN, AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
UNION COUNTY WALTHALL COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 275 245 30 10.8 11.6 7.1 176 116 60 11.6 14.0 8.7
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 0 1 3.9 - 23.8 1 0 1 6.6 - 14.5
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 3 0 11.8 14.2 - 3 3 0 19.8 36.2 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 58 51 7 228.7 241.1 166.4 37 23 14 244.1 277.9 203.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 3 0 11.8 14.2 - 8 4 4 52.8 48.3 58.1
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 6 5 1 23.6 23.6 23.8 2 2 0 13.2 24.2 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 113 103 10 445.5 486.9 237.8 85 56 29 560.8 676.6 421.6
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 82 75 7 323.3 354.5 166.4 63 42 21 415.7 507.4 305.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 3.9 4.7 - 3 0 3 19.8 - 43.6
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 27 25 2 106.4 118.2 47.6 17 12 5 112.2 145.0 72.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 1 0 1 3.9 - 23.8 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 14 13 1 55.2 61.4 23.8 2 1 1 13.2 12.1 14.5
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 12 11 1 47.3 52.0 23.8 6 4 2 39.6 48.3 29.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 3.9 4.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 3.9 4.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 6 3 35.5 28.4 71.3 3 2 1 19.8 24.2 14.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 2.3 - 13.0 0 0 0 - - -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 15 13 2 59.1 61.4 47.6 10 6 4 66.0 72.5 58.1
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 11 9 2 43.4 42.5 47.6 6 4 2 39.6 48.3 29.1
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 11.8 14.2 - 4 4 0 26.4 48.3 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 2 0 7.9 9.4 - 1 0 1 6.6 - 14.5
WARREN COUNTY WASHINGTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 500 289 211 10.1 10.6 9.4 681 273 408 10.8 12.8 9.8
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 1 1 0 2.0 3.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 7 3 4 14.1 11.0 17.9 15 4 11 23.8 18.7 26.4
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 5 0 5 10.1 - 22.4 3 0 3 4.8 - 7.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 100 68 32 201.4 249.2 143.1 151 69 82 239.8 322.5 197.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 10 1 9 20.1 3.7 40.2 23 6 17 36.5 28.0 40.9
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 7 6 1 14.1 22.0 4.5 10 6 4 15.9 28.0 9.6
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 235 133 102 473.4 487.4 456.2 270 109 161 428.7 509.5 387.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 172 107 65 346.5 392.1 290.8 212 87 125 336.6 406.7 300.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 12 3 9 24.2 11.0 40.2 12 4 8 19.0 18.7 19.2
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 38 18 20 76.5 66.0 89.5 35 12 23 55.6 56.1 55.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 6 1 5 12.1 3.7 22.4 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 10 6 4 20.1 22.0 17.9 10 3 7 15.9 14.0 16.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 17 13 4 34.2 47.6 17.9 29 17 12 46.0 79.5 28.8
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 2.0 3.7 - 2 2 0 3.2 9.3 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 3 1 2 6.0 3.7 8.9 6 3 3 9.5 14.0 7.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 9 4 5 18.1 14.6 22.4 14 3 11 22.2 14.0 26.4
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 2 0 2 2.4 - 4.1 9 1 8 7.9 3.6 9.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 4 1 3 8.0 3.7 13.4 4 1 3 6.4 4.7 7.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 1 0 1.2 3.0 - 2 0 2 1.8 - 2.3
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 26 15 11 52.4 55.0 49.2 39 16 23 61.9 74.8 55.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 9 4 5 18.1 14.6 22.4 25 13 12 39.7 60.8 28.8
SUICIDE (331-337) 7 5 2 14.1 18.3 8.9 4 2 2 6.4 9.3 4.8
HOMICIDE (338-346) 5 0 5 10.1 - 22.4 18 3 15 28.6 14.0 36.1
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF WAYNE, WEBSTER, WILKINSON, AND WINSTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2000
WAYNE COUNTY WEBSTER COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 191 131 60 9.0 10.1 7.3 145 124 21 14.1 15.5 9.1
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 4 2 2 18.8 15.4 24.4 2 2 0 19.4 25.0 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 38 25 13 179.1 192.2 158.3 26 20 6 252.6 250.5 259.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 2 1 14.1 15.4 12.2 1 0 1 9.7 - 43.3
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 2 2 0 9.4 15.4 - 5 5 0 48.6 62.6 -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 82 57 25 386.5 438.3 304.4 58 51 7 563.4 638.8 302.9
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 65 48 17 306.4 369.1 207.0 42 36 6 408.0 451.0 259.6
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 1 1 0 4.7 7.7 - 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 13 6 7 61.3 46.1 85.2 14 13 1 136.0 162.8 43.3
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 2 1 1 9.4 7.7 12.2 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 2 1 1 9.4 7.7 12.2 6 6 0 58.3 75.2 -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 14 11 3 66.0 84.6 36.5 8 7 1 77.7 87.7 43.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 19.4 25.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 2 1 14.1 15.4 12.2 4 4 0 38.8 50.1 -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 3 1 2 9.5 6.5 12.2 2 2 0 12.3 17.5 -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 1 0 9.7 12.5 -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 10 6 4 47.1 46.1 48.7 6 5 1 58.3 62.6 43.3
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 4 3 1 18.8 23.1 12.2 3 3 0 29.1 37.6 -
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 2 2 0 9.4 15.4 - 0 0 0 - - -
WILKINSON COUNTY WINSTON COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 122 54 68 11.8 16.8 9.6 233 148 85 11.6 13.3 9.4
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 3 2 1 29.1 62.1 14.1 5 5 0 24.8 44.9 -
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 21 10 11 203.6 310.6 155.1 58 36 22 287.7 323.1 243.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 5 2 3 48.5 62.1 42.3 5 3 2 24.8 26.9 22.2
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 3 1 2 29.1 31.1 28.2 6 3 3 29.8 26.9 33.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 54 24 30 523.7 745.6 423.0 103 69 34 510.9 619.3 377.0
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 45 20 25 436.4 621.3 352.5 82 56 26 406.7 502.6 288.3
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 1 1 19.4 31.1 14.1 0 0 0 - - -
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 7 3 4 67.9 93.2 56.4 19 11 8 94.2 98.7 88.7
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 3 1 2 29.1 31.1 28.2 3 1 2 14.9 9.0 22.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 2 1 1 19.4 31.1 14.1 4 3 1 19.8 26.9 11.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 0 1 9.7 - 14.1 0 0 0 - - -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 1 1 0 9.7 31.1 - 2 2 0 9.9 18.0 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 1 0 1 9.7 - 14.1 5 2 3 24.8 18.0 33.3
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 7.3 - 8.8 2 0 2 6.4 - 11.1
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 1 0 1 5.0 - 11.1
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 4 3 67.9 124.3 42.3 14 9 5 69.4 80.8 55.4
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 2 1 29.1 62.1 14.1 10 5 5 49.6 44.9 55.4
SUICIDE (331-337) 0 0 0 - - - 2 2 0 9.9 18.0 -
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 9.7 - 14.1 0 0 0 - - -
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF YALOBUSHA AND YAZOO COUNTIES AND THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, 2000
YALOBUSHA COUNTY YAZOO COUNTY
NUMBER RATE** NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON- NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 150 108 42 11.5 13.7 8.1 315 159 156 11.2 12.6 10.0
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
SEPTICEMIA (018) 2 1 1 15.3 12.7 19.4 4 2 2 14.2 15.9 12.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 1 1 0 7.7 12.7 - 1 0 1 3.6 - 6.4
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 32 27 5 245.2 342.2 96.9 65 37 28 230.9 293.8 180.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 3 2 1 23.0 25.3 19.4 17 9 8 60.4 71.5 51.4
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 69 46 23 528.7 582.9 445.7 131 63 68 465.4 500.3 437.1
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 53 36 17 406.1 456.2 329.4 89 43 46 316.2 341.5 295.7
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 2 2 0 15.3 25.3 - 13 5 8 46.2 39.7 51.4
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 12 7 5 91.9 88.7 96.9 28 15 13 99.5 119.1 83.6
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 5 4 1 38.3 50.7 19.4 8 4 4 28.4 31.8 25.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 7 6 1 53.6 76.0 19.4 11 8 3 39.1 63.5 19.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 1 1 0 7.7 12.7 - 1 1 0 3.6 7.9 -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 2 1 1 15.3 12.7 19.4 1 1 0 3.6 7.9 -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 3 3 0 23.0 38.0 - 3 1 2 10.6 7.9 12.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 0 0 0 - - - 0 0 0 - - -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.0 3 0 3 6.1 - 9.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 0 0 0 - - - 2 0 2 7.1 - 12.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 1 0 1 5.1 - 11.0 2 1 1 4.1 6.1 3.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 7 4 3 53.6 50.7 58.1 13 7 6 46.2 55.6 38.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 3 2 1 23.0 25.3 19.4 6 2 4 21.3 15.9 25.7
SUICIDE (331-337) 3 3 0 23.0 38.0 - 4 3 1 14.2 23.8 6.4
HOMICIDE (338-346) 1 0 1 7.7 - 19.4 5 1 4 17.8 7.9 25.7
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
NUMBER RATE**
NON- NON-
CAUSE AND GROUP NUMBER* TOTAL WHITE WHITE TOTAL WHITE WHITE
ALL CAUSES 28,529 19,189 9,340 10.0 11.0 8.5
TUBERCULOSIS (009,010) 14 6 8 0.5 0.3 0.7
SEPTICEMIA (018) 532 338 194 18.7 19.4 17.6
HIV DISEASE (039-043) 160 37 123 5.6 2.1 11.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108) 6,060 4,186 1,874 213.0 239.7 170.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124) 670 372 298 23.6 21.3 27.1
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE (148) 431 352 79 15.2 20.2 7.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#
(156-189) 11,792 7,956 3,836 414.5 455.6 349.2
HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,
164-181) 9,228 6,278 2,950 324.4 359.5 268.5
HYPERTENSION (161,163) 253 121 132 8.9 6.9 12.0
CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186) 1,980 1,328 652 69.6 76.0 59.4
ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187) 87 54 33 3.0 3.1 3.0
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198) 804 583 221 28.3 33.4 20.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC
LOWER RESPIRATORY
DISEASES (202-209) 1,303 1,049 254 45.8 60.1 23.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220) 41 31 10 1.4 1.8 0.9
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND
CIRRHOSIS (230-232) 246 190 56 8.6 10.9 5.1
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME
AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253) 612 338 274 21.5 19.4 24.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273) 8 2 6 18.2 8.5 29.2
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING
IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281) 221 54 167 5.0 2.3 8.1
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290) 132 70 62 4.6 4.0 5.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292) 64 23 41 1.4 1.0 2.0
ACCIDENTS (295-330) 1,653 1,119 534 58.1 64.1 48.6
MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306) 935 613 322 32.9 35.1 29.3
SUICIDE (331-337) 291 234 57 10.2 13.4 5.2
HOMICIDE (338-346) 312 97 215 11.0 5.6 19.6
* SEE APPENDIX A FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.
** TOTAL DEATHS ARE PER 1,000 POPULATION; DEATHS FROM SPECIFIC CAUSES ARE PER 100,000 POPULATION, EXCEPT MATERNAL DEATHS
ARE PER 100,000 LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD AND DEATHS FROM
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME ARE PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.
# NOT TO BE USED FOR RANKING.
