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TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF ADAMS, ALCORN, AMITE, AND ATTALA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                     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                              439    205    234   12.8   13.0   12.6      407    369     38   11.8   12.2    8.7

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                         18     12      6   52.4   75.9   32.4        9      8      1   26.0   26.5   22.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      0      1    2.9      -    5.4        1      1      0    2.9    3.3      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            99     41     58  288.3  259.3  313.0       92     84      8  266.2  278.2  183.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   7      0      7   20.4      -   37.8        2      2      0    5.8    6.6      -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 3      2      1    8.7   12.6    5.4        1      1      0    2.9    3.3      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           171     76     95  498.0  480.7  512.6      165    151     14  477.4  500.1  320.7
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            126     58     68  366.9  366.9  367.0      111    103      8  321.2  341.1  183.3
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  2      0      2    5.8      -   10.8        4      3      1   11.6    9.9   22.9
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     38     16     22  110.6  101.2  118.7       46     41      5  133.1  135.8  114.5
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   1      0      1    2.9      -    5.4        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)        15     10      5   43.7   63.2   27.0       18     16      2   52.1   53.0   45.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     21     15      6   61.2   94.9   32.4       20     19      1   57.9   62.9   22.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    2      1      1    5.8    6.3    5.4        2      2      0    5.8    6.6      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     6      5      1   17.5   31.6    5.4        3      2      1    8.7    6.6   22.9
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)        16      0     16   46.6      -   86.3        7      6      1   20.2   19.9   22.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       3      0      3    6.7      -   10.1        2      1      1    4.1    2.4   12.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    2.9    3.3      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       1      0      1    2.2      -    3.4        2      1      1    4.1    2.4   12.3
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      18     11      7   52.4   69.6   37.8       24     24      0   69.4   79.5      -
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      7      5      2   20.4   31.6   10.8       13     13      0   37.6   43.0      -
SUICIDE (331-337)                         3      3      0    8.7   19.0      -        4      4      0   11.6   13.2      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        1      0      1    2.9      -    5.4        1      1      0    2.9    3.3      -


                                                                                                                          
                                                     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     80     66   10.7   10.4   11.1      275    180     95   14.0   15.7   11.6

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          4      2      2   29.4   26.1   33.8        3      2      1   15.2   17.4   12.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      0      1    7.4      -   16.9        1      0      1    5.1      -   12.2
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            31     16     15  228.0  208.5  253.1       58     38     20  295.0  331.3  244.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   2      1      1   14.7   13.0   16.9        4      3      1   20.3   26.2   12.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 1      1      0    7.4   13.0      -        6      2      4   30.5   17.4   48.8
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            61     32     29  448.6  417.0  489.4       96     65     31  488.3  566.7  378.5
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             51     28     23  375.0  364.9  388.1       59     40     19  300.1  348.7  232.0
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  0      0      0      -      -      -        5      2      3   25.4   17.4   36.6
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      9      3      6   66.2   39.1  101.2       23     15      8  117.0  130.8   97.7
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        7      7      0   35.6   61.0      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         3      2      1   22.1   26.1   16.9       20     14      6  101.7  122.0   73.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      5      2      3   36.8   26.1   50.6       13     12      1   66.1  104.6   12.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     1      1      0    7.4   13.0      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         3      3      0   22.1   39.1      -        7      4      3   35.6   34.9   36.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       0      0      0      -      -      -        2      0      2    7.0      -   13.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1    5.1      -   12.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      12      3      9   88.2   39.1  151.9       11      8      3   55.9   69.7   36.6
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      8      2      6   58.8   26.1  101.2        6      4      2   30.5   34.9   24.4
SUICIDE (331-337)                         0      0      0      -      -      -        3      2      1   15.2   17.4   12.2
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        0      0      0      -      -      -        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, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                               99     74     25   12.3   14.9    8.1      440    189    251   10.8   14.0    9.2

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          1      0      1   12.5      -   32.6       11      4      7   27.1   29.6   25.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      1      0   12.5   20.2      -        3      0      3    7.4      -   11.1
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            30     20     10  373.8  403.7  325.5       84     33     51  206.7  244.3  188.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        8      4      4   19.7   29.6   14.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 0      0      0      -      -      -       14      8      6   34.4   59.2   22.1
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            46     39      7  573.1  787.2  227.9      201     85    116  494.7  629.3  427.6
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             40     34      6  498.4  686.3  195.3      170     71     99  418.4  525.6  365.0
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  0      0      0      -      -      -        6      1      5   14.8    7.4   18.4
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      5      5      0   62.3  100.9      -       19      9     10   46.8   66.6   36.9
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        3      2      1    7.4   14.8    3.7
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         4      3      1   49.8   60.6   32.6       11      5      6   27.1   37.0   22.1
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      5      3      2   62.3   60.6   65.1       12      8      4   29.5   59.2   14.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        4      0      4    9.8      -   14.7
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         2      1      1   24.9   20.2   32.6       15      6      9   36.9   44.4   33.2
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      -      -      -        4      2      2    9.8   14.8    7.4
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1    1.6      -    2.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                       1      1      0   12.5   20.2      -       17      7     10   41.8   51.8   36.9
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      1      1      0   12.5   20.2      -        8      4      4   19.7   29.6   14.7
SUICIDE (331-337)                         2      2      0   24.9   40.4      -        3      2      1    7.4   14.8    3.7
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        0      0      0      -      -      -        6      1      5   14.8    7.4   18.4


                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              197    159     38   13.1   15.2    8.2       94     56     38    8.7    8.3    9.4

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          3      2      1   19.9   19.1   21.7        1      1      0    9.3   14.8      -
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            29     26      3  192.4  248.6   65.1       20     13      7  185.7  192.6  174.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   5      4      1   33.2   38.2   21.7        1      1      0    9.3   14.8      -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 4      3      1   26.5   28.7   21.7        1      1      0    9.3   14.8      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            90     74     16  597.2  707.4  347.1       47     30     17  436.4  444.5  422.9
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             66     55     11  438.0  525.8  238.7       38     24     14  352.9  355.6  348.2
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    9.3   14.8      -
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     24     19      5  159.3  181.6  108.5        6      4      2   55.7   59.3   49.8
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         3      2      1   19.9   19.1   21.7        0      0      0      -      -      -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     13     11      2   86.3  105.2   43.4        5      2      3   46.4   29.6   74.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     2      1      1   13.3    9.6   21.7        0      0      0      -      -      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         6      4      2   39.8   38.2   43.4        1      1      0    9.3   14.8      -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       2      1      1    9.2    6.9   13.5        1      0      1    9.3      -   21.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        1      0      1    6.6      -   21.7        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      14     12      2   92.9  114.7   43.4        5      3      2   46.4   44.4   49.8
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      9      9      0   59.7   86.0      -        1      1      0    9.3   14.8      -
SUICIDE (331-337)                         2      2      0   13.3   19.1      -        1      0      1    9.3      -   24.9
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        2      1      1   13.3    9.6   21.7        1      0      1    9.3      -   24.9

 * 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 CHICKASAW, CHOCTAW, CLAIBORNE, AND CLARKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                   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                              228    155     73   11.7   14.0    8.7      103     79     24   10.6   11.9    7.7

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1   10.2      -   32.0
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          2      2      0   10.3   18.1      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            42     31     11  216.0  280.3  131.3       21     13      8  215.2  195.8  256.4
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   6      4      2   30.9   36.2   23.9        5      3      2   51.2   45.2   64.1
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 4      4      0   20.6   36.2      -        2      2      0   20.5   30.1      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           103     65     38  529.8  587.7  453.5       44     37      7  450.9  557.4  224.4
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             82     55     27  421.8  497.3  322.2       35     30      5  358.7  451.9  160.2
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  1      0      1    5.1      -   11.9        0      0      0      -      -      -
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     18      9      9   92.6   81.4  107.4        7      5      2   71.7   75.3   64.1
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         4      3      1   20.6   27.1   11.9        3      3      0   30.7   45.2      -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      9      8      1   46.3   72.3   11.9        8      6      2   82.0   90.4   64.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    1      0      1    5.1      -   11.9        1      1      0   10.2   15.1      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     4      4      0   20.6   36.2      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         6      6      0   30.9   54.2      -        2      2      0   20.5   30.1      -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 1      0      1  316.4      -  595.2        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       2      1      1    6.3    6.8    6.0        0      0      0      -      -      -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        2      0      2   10.3      -   23.9        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      19     10      9   97.7   90.4  107.4        4      2      2   41.0   30.1   64.1
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     10      3      7   51.4   27.1   83.5        3      2      1   30.7   30.1   32.0
SUICIDE (331-337)                         0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0   10.2   15.1      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        1      0      1    5.1      -   11.9        1      1      0   10.2   15.1      -


                                                                                                                          
                                                   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                              113     30     83    9.6   16.7    8.3      200    129     71   11.1   11.1   11.1

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          1      0      1    8.4      -   10.0        2      2      0   11.1   17.3      -
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      0      1    8.4      -   10.0        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            16      3     13  135.2  167.0  129.5       39     25     14  217.2  215.9  219.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   2      0      2   16.9      -   19.9        6      5      1   33.4   43.2   15.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        8      5      3   44.6   43.2   47.0
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            58     18     40  490.2 1002.2  398.6       97     56     41  540.2  483.6  643.1
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             47     16     31  397.3  890.9  308.9       77     49     28  428.8  423.1  439.2
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  1      0      1    8.4      -   10.0        2      0      2   11.1      -   31.4
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     10      2      8   84.5  111.4   79.7       16      6     10   89.1   51.8  156.9
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         1      0      1    8.4      -   10.0       12     10      2   66.8   86.4   31.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      6      4      2   50.7  222.7   19.9        9      9      0   50.1   77.7      -
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)         3      1      2   25.4   55.7   19.9        1      1      0    5.6    8.6      -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       3      1      2   17.6   52.6   13.2        1      1      0    4.1    7.2      -
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      0      5   42.3      -   49.8        5      4      1   27.8   34.5   15.7
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      4      0      4   33.8      -   39.9        3      3      0   16.7   25.9      -
SUICIDE (331-337)                         1      1      0    8.4   55.7      -        3      2      1   16.7   17.3   15.7
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        1      0      1    8.4      -   10.0        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
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF CLAY, COAHOMA, COPIAH, AND COVINGTON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                     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                              236    116    120   10.7   12.3    9.5      339    108    231   11.1   12.0   10.7

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          7      3      4   31.8   31.9   31.8        5      1      4   16.3   11.2   18.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     3      1      2   13.6   10.6   15.9        3      0      3    9.8      -   13.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            55     24     31  250.2  255.0  246.6       60     20     40  195.9  223.1  184.7
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   5      2      3   22.7   21.2   23.9       16      4     12   52.2   44.6   55.4
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 1      0      1    4.6      -    8.0        1      1      0    3.3   11.2      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           112     57     55  509.6  605.7  437.6      146     49     97  476.8  546.6  447.9
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             88     41     47  400.4  435.7  374.0      112     41     71  365.8  457.3  327.8
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  0      0      0      -      -      -        9      0      9   29.4      -   41.6
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     20     14      6   91.0  148.8   47.7       22      7     15   71.8   78.1   69.3
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   1      1      0    4.6   10.6      -        1      0      1    3.3      -    4.6
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         5      4      1   22.7   42.5    8.0       10      7      3   32.6   78.1   13.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      8      8      0   36.4   85.0      -       17      7     10   55.5   78.1   46.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        2      1      1    6.5   11.2    4.6
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     3      1      2   13.6   10.6   15.9        2      0      2    6.5      -    9.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         8      3      5   36.4   31.9   39.8        2      1      1    6.5   11.2    4.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1  175.4      -  207.5
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       3      0      3    9.2      -   13.2        4      0      4    7.0      -    8.3
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        3      1      2   13.6   10.6   15.9        1      0      1    3.3      -    4.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                       7      5      2   31.8   53.1   15.9       19      5     14   62.0   55.8   64.6
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      7      5      2   31.8   53.1   15.9        8      1      7   26.1   11.2   32.3
SUICIDE (331-337)                         0      0      0      -      -      -        5      1      4   16.3   11.2   18.5
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        1      0      1    4.6      -    8.0       12      0     12   39.2      -   55.4


                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              305    155    150   10.6   11.3   10.0      214    153     61   11.0   12.4    8.6

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          7      2      5   24.3   14.5   33.3        3      3      0   15.4   24.4      -
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      0      1    3.5      -    6.7        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            62     38     24  215.6  276.4  159.9       32     23      9  164.9  186.9  126.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                  10      5      5   34.8   36.4   33.3        5      4      1   25.8   32.5   14.1
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 3      2      1   10.4   14.5    6.7        0      0      0      -      -      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           125     60     65  434.7  436.4  433.0      102     76     26  525.6  617.5  366.2
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             93     48     45  323.4  349.2  299.8       81     62     19  417.4  503.8  267.6
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  6      2      4   20.9   14.5   26.6        0      0      0      -      -      -
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     22      8     14   76.5   58.2   93.3       20     14      6  103.0  113.8   84.5
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   2      2      0    7.0   14.5      -        1      0      1    5.2      -   14.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         8      6      2   27.8   43.6   13.3        2      2      0   10.3   16.2      -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     11      9      2   38.2   65.5   13.3       20     15      5  103.0  121.9   70.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     2      1      1    7.0    7.3    6.7        3      3      0   15.4   24.4      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         7      1      6   24.3    7.3   40.0        5      2      3   25.8   16.2   42.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1  315.4      -  757.6
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       3      0      3    7.1      -   11.8        0      0      0      -      -      -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        1      0      1    3.5      -    6.7        2      0      2   10.3      -   28.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        2      1      1    6.3    5.4    7.6
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      22      9     13   76.5   65.5   86.6       14      9      5   72.1   73.1   70.4
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     13      6      7   45.2   43.6   46.6        9      6      3   46.4   48.8   42.2
SUICIDE (331-337)                         1      1      0    3.5    7.3      -        2      2      0   10.3   16.2      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        5      1      4   17.4    7.3   26.6        4      2      2   20.6   16.2   28.2

 * 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.                                                                

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TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF DESOTO, FORREST, FRANKLIN, AND GEORGE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              796    693    103    7.4    7.5    6.8      704    473    231    9.7   10.1    8.9

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    1      1      0    0.9    1.1      -        1      0      1    1.4      -    3.9
SEPTICEMIA (018)                         13     11      2   12.1   12.0   13.1       21      7     14   28.9   15.0   54.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     5      2      3    4.7    2.2   19.7        8      0      8   11.0      -   30.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)           195    171     24  181.9  186.0  157.4      148    113     35  203.8  241.9  135.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                  45     38      7   42.0   41.3   45.9       27     17     10   37.2   36.4   38.6
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 7      7      0    6.5    7.6      -       16     11      5   22.0   23.5   19.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           287    251     36  267.7  273.0  236.1      277    191     86  381.5  408.8  332.2
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            209    183     26  195.0  199.0  170.5      206    142     64  283.7  304.0  247.2
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                 28     23      5   26.1   25.0   32.8       16     11      5   22.0   23.5   19.3
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     45     40      5   42.0   43.5   32.8       51     35     16   70.2   74.9   61.8
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)        19     16      3   17.7   17.4   19.7       11      7      4   15.2   15.0   15.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     41     39      2   38.2   42.4   13.1       41     31     10   56.5   66.4   38.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    3      3      0    2.8    3.3      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                    10      9      1    9.3    9.8    6.6       11      8      3   15.2   17.1   11.6
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         7      6      1    6.5    6.5    6.6       13     10      3   17.9   21.4   11.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       4      1      3    2.3    0.7   11.2        7      1      6    6.6    1.7   12.6
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        3      3      0    2.8    3.3      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       4      3      1    2.3    2.0    3.7        2      0      2    1.9      -    4.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      43     36      7   40.1   39.2   45.9       23     19      4   31.7   40.7   15.4
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     25     21      4   23.3   22.8   26.2       10      8      2   13.8   17.1    7.7
SUICIDE (331-337)                        14     14      0   13.1   15.2      -        4      3      1    5.5    6.4    3.9
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        6      4      2    5.6    4.4   13.1        7      1      6    9.6    2.1   23.2


                                                                                                                          
                                                   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                               94     54     40   11.1   10.2   12.7      192    177     15   10.0   10.3    7.4

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          1      0      1   11.8      -   31.8        1      0      1    5.2      -   49.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     2      0      2   23.7      -   63.6        1      1      0    5.2    5.8      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            18      7     11  213.1  132.0  350.0       43     39      4  224.6  227.9  196.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   3      3      0   35.5   56.6      -        8      8      0   41.8   46.8      -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        5      5      0   26.1   29.2      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            40     26     14  473.5  490.1  445.4       73     67      6  381.3  391.6  295.0
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             37     25     12  438.0  471.2  381.8       54     50      4  282.1  292.2  196.6
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  0      0      0      -      -      -        2      2      0   10.4   11.7      -
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      3      1      2   35.5   18.8   63.6       14     13      1   73.1   76.0   49.2
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    5.2    5.8      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         1      0      1   11.8      -   31.8        3      3      0   15.7   17.5      -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      1      1      0   11.8   18.8      -       16     16      0   83.6   93.5      -
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     1      0      1   11.8      -   31.8        1      1      0    5.2    5.8      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         0      0      0      -      -      -        4      3      1   20.9   17.5   49.2
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)        1      0      1   11.8      -   31.8        2      2      0   10.4   11.7      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                       5      3      2   59.2   56.6   63.6        9      9      0   47.0   52.6      -
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      3      3      0   35.5   56.6      -        7      7      0   36.6   40.9      -
SUICIDE (331-337)                         1      1      0   11.8   18.8      -        5      5      0   26.1   29.2      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    5.2    5.8      -

 * 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.                                                                

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TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF GREENE, GRENADA, HANCOCK, AND HARRISON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              123    101     22    9.2   10.4    6.1      297    181    116   12.8   13.4   11.8

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          1      1      0    7.5   10.3      -        6      5      1   25.8   37.1   10.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      1      0    7.5   10.3      -        1      1      0    4.3    7.4      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            29     25      4  218.1  258.2  110.6       63     35     28  270.8  259.8  286.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   4      2      2   30.1   20.6   55.3        3      1      2   12.9    7.4   20.4
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 1      1      0    7.5   10.3      -        3      2      1   12.9   14.8   10.2
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            45     36      9  338.4  371.9  248.8      136     87     49  584.6  645.7  500.6
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             34     26      8  255.6  268.6  221.1       94     63     31  404.1  467.6  316.7
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  2      2      0   15.0   20.6      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      7      6      1   52.6   62.0   27.6       41     24     17  176.2  178.1  173.7
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         3      3      0   22.6   31.0      -       11      8      3   47.3   59.4   30.6
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      6      5      1   45.1   51.6   27.6        9      7      2   38.7   52.0   20.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        5      3      2   21.5   22.3   20.4
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         1      1      0    7.5   10.3      -        4      1      3   17.2    7.4   30.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0  350.9  671.1      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1    3.5      -    7.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        4      4      0   30.1   41.3      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                       7      5      2   52.6   51.6   55.3        8      4      4   34.4   29.7   40.9
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      4      3      1   30.1   31.0   27.6        4      2      2   17.2   14.8   20.4
SUICIDE (331-337)                         4      4      0   30.1   41.3      -        2      1      1    8.6    7.4   10.2
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        0      0      0      -      -      -        6      1      5   25.8    7.4   51.1


                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              434    406     28   10.1   10.5    6.6    1,699  1,365    334    9.0    9.8    6.6

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          8      7      1   18.6   18.1   23.7       29     24      5   15.3   17.3    9.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        7      5      2    3.7    3.6    3.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            84     82      2  195.5  211.6   47.4      365    295     70  192.5  212.7  137.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   8      6      2   18.6   15.5   47.4       15     10      5    7.9    7.2    9.8
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 3      3      0    7.0    7.7      -       28     26      2   14.8   18.7    3.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           190    176     14  442.2  454.2  332.1      722    578    144  380.8  416.8  282.8
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            150    143      7  349.1  369.0  166.1      600    482    118  316.4  347.5  231.8
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  3      3      0    7.0    7.7      -        7      5      2    3.7    3.6    3.9
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     27     20      7   62.8   51.6  166.1       92     74     18   48.5   53.4   35.4
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   5      5      0   11.6   12.9      -       11      7      4    5.8    5.0    7.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         5      4      1   11.6   10.3   23.7       40     31      9   21.1   22.4   17.7
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     26     26      0   60.5   67.1      -       79     71      8   41.7   51.2   15.7
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    0.5    0.7      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     6      6      0   14.0   15.5      -       26     22      4   13.7   15.9    7.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         4      3      1    9.3    7.7   23.7       36     31      5   19.0   22.4    9.8
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       1      0      1    1.9      -   22.7       12      3      9    4.2    1.6    9.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        0      0      0      -      -      -       14     10      4    7.4    7.2    7.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       1      1      0    1.9    2.0      -        5      4      1    1.8    2.1    1.1
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      35     34      1   81.4   87.7   23.7       89     68     21   46.9   49.0   41.2
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     13     13      0   30.2   33.5      -       27     18      9   14.2   13.0   17.7
SUICIDE (331-337)                        16     15      1   37.2   38.7   23.7       29     29      0   15.3   20.9      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        8      5      3   18.6   12.9   71.2       19      9     10   10.0    6.5   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.                                                                                            





TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF HINDS, HOLMES, HUMPHREYS, AND ISSAQUENA COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                     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                            2,025    955  1,070    8.1   10.2    6.8      251     74    177   11.6   16.7   10.3

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    1      1      0    0.4    1.1      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                         54     25     29   21.5   26.7   18.4        2      1      1    9.2   22.6    5.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                    52      1     51   20.7    1.1   32.4        1      0      1    4.6      -    5.8
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)           369    173    196  147.1  184.9  124.7       54     15     39  249.9  339.1  226.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                  37     12     25   14.8   12.8   15.9        7      1      6   32.4   22.6   34.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                25     14     11   10.0   15.0    7.0        1      1      0    4.6   22.6      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           821    419    402  327.4  447.7  255.7      117     37     80  541.4  836.3  465.5
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            647    341    306  258.0  364.4  194.6      102     30     72  472.0  678.1  419.0
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                 15      1     14    6.0    1.1    8.9        1      0      1    4.6      -    5.8
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)    137     63     74   54.6   67.3   47.1       13      7      6   60.2  158.2   34.9
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   2      2      0    0.8    2.1      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)        60     32     28   23.9   34.2   17.8        6      3      3   27.8   67.8   17.4
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     85     60     25   33.9   64.1   15.9        9      3      6   41.6   67.8   34.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    2      1      1    0.8    1.1    0.6        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                    12     10      2    4.8   10.7    1.3        1      0      1    4.6      -    5.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)        38     12     26   15.2   12.8   16.5       11      1     10   50.9   22.6   58.2
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 1      0      1   26.0      -   35.2        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)      27      7     20    7.0    7.0    7.0        0      0      0      -      -      -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)       10      2      8    4.0    2.1    5.1        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       3      1      2    0.8    1.0    0.7        1      0      1    2.6      -    2.9
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      83     31     52   33.1   33.1   33.1       13      7      6   60.2  158.2   34.9
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     51     19     32   20.3   20.3   20.4        9      4      5   41.6   90.4   29.1
SUICIDE (331-337)                        28     21      7   11.2   22.4    4.4        3      1      2   13.9   22.6   11.6
HOMICIDE (338-346)                       47      4     43   18.7    4.3   27.4        5      2      3   23.1   45.2   17.4


                                                                                                                          
                                                   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                              107     30     77    9.5    9.8    9.4       12      4      8    5.3    4.8    5.5

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      0      1    8.9      -   12.2        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            32     12     20  285.6  394.1  245.1        3      1      2  131.9  121.1  138.1
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            42      9     33  374.8  295.6  404.4        4      2      2  175.9  242.1  138.1
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             37      9     28  330.2  295.6  343.1        3      1      2  131.9  121.1  138.1
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  1      0      1    8.9      -   12.2        0      0      0      -      -      -
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      4      0      4   35.7      -   49.0        1      1      0   44.0  121.1      -
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         3      0      3   26.8      -   36.8        0      0      0      -      -      -
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      5      3      2   44.6   98.5   24.5        0      0      0      -      -      -
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)         3      0      3   26.8      -   36.8        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)       4      0      4   17.8      -   21.0        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      3      4   62.5   98.5   49.0        2      1      1   88.0  121.1   69.1
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      1      1      0    8.9   32.8      -        1      0      1   44.0      -   69.1
SUICIDE (331-337)                         0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        1      0      1    8.9      -   12.2        1      0      1   44.0      -   69.1

 * 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 ITAWAMBA, JACKSON, JASPER, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                   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                              300    288     12   13.2   13.7    7.0    1,121    914    207    8.5    9.2    6.4

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          5      5      0   22.0   23.7      -       19     18      1   14.4   18.2    3.1
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        5      2      3    3.8    2.0    9.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            57     52      5  250.3  247.0  291.5      244    202     42  185.7  204.0  129.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   8      7      1   35.1   33.2   58.3       14     12      2   10.6   12.1    6.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 7      7      0   30.7   33.2      -       40     35      5   30.4   35.3   15.4
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           134    129      5  588.5  612.7  291.5      414    324     90  315.0  327.2  277.8
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            113    109      4  496.3  517.7  233.2      310    240     70  235.9  242.4  216.1
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  0      0      0      -      -      -        4      3      1    3.0    3.0    3.1
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     18     17      1   79.0   80.7   58.3       85     68     17   64.7   68.7   52.5
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   1      1      0    4.4    4.7      -        4      3      1    3.0    3.0    3.1
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         8      8      0   35.1   38.0      -       20     17      3   15.2   17.2    9.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     26     26      0  114.2  123.5      -       56     53      3   42.6   53.5    9.3
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    1      1      0    4.4    4.7      -        1      1      0    0.8    1.0      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     3      3      0   13.2   14.2      -       14     11      3   10.6   11.1    9.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         2      2      0    8.8    9.5      -       10     10      0    7.6   10.1      -
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1   53.4      -  180.8
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       0      0      0      -      -      -        4      1      3    2.1    0.8    5.4
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        2      2      0    8.8    9.5      -        3      3      0    2.3    3.0      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      16     16      0   70.3   76.0      -       66     49     17   50.2   49.5   52.5
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      8      8      0   35.1   38.0      -       31     25      6   23.6   25.2   18.5
SUICIDE (331-337)                         3      3      0   13.2   14.2      -       16     15      1   12.2   15.1    3.1
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        1      1      0    4.4    4.7      -       19     10      9   14.4   10.1   27.8


                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              178     95     83    9.8   11.3    8.5       95     16     79    9.8   12.6    9.3

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          3      1      2   16.5   11.8   20.6        1      0      1   10.3      -   11.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        2      0      2   20.5      -   23.6
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            33     23     10  181.8  272.7  102.9       27      5     22  277.2  393.1  259.8
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   2      0      2   11.0      -   20.6        5      1      4   51.3   78.6   47.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 2      2      0   11.0   23.7      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            86     48     38  473.8  569.2  391.1       35      6     29  359.3  471.7  342.5
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             68     39     29  374.7  462.5  298.5       29      5     24  297.7  393.1  283.4
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  1      0      1    5.5      -   10.3        1      0      1   10.3      -   11.8
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     15      7      8   82.6   83.0   82.3        4      1      3   41.1   78.6   35.4
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         2      2      0   11.0   23.7      -        1      0      1   10.3      -   11.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     14      6      8   77.1   71.1   82.3        3      0      3   30.8      -   35.4
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     1      0      1    5.5      -   10.3        1      0      1   10.3      -   11.8
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         4      1      3   22.0   11.8   30.9        3      0      3   30.8      -   35.4
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    7.5      -    7.9
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      10      4      6   55.1   47.4   61.8        8      3      5   82.1  235.8   59.0
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      9      4      5   49.6   47.4   51.5        8      3      5   82.1  235.8   59.0
SUICIDE (331-337)                         2      2      0   11.0   23.7      -        2      0      2   20.5      -   23.6
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        3      1      2   16.5   11.8   20.6        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 JEFF DAVIS, JONES, KEMPER, AND LAFAYETTE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                  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                              143     77     66   10.2   13.2    8.1      715    554    161   11.0   12.0    8.6

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          5      1      4   35.8   17.2   49.1       16      6     10   24.6   13.0   53.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        3      0      3    4.6      -   16.0
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            38     19     19  272.2  326.7  233.2      137    108     29  210.9  233.8  154.5
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   2      1      1   14.3   17.2   12.3       13      9      4   20.0   19.5   21.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 1      1      0    7.2   17.2      -       13     12      1   20.0   26.0    5.3
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            52     31     21  372.4  533.0  257.8      275    219     56  423.4  474.1  298.4
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             42     25     17  300.8  429.8  208.7      224    181     43  344.8  391.8  229.1
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  3      1      2   21.5   17.2   24.6        4      3      1    6.2    6.5    5.3
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      6      4      2   43.0   68.8   24.6       38     29      9   58.5   62.8   48.0
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         2      2      0   14.3   34.4      -       41     35      6   63.1   75.8   32.0
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      8      6      2   57.3  103.2   24.6       40     34      6   61.6   73.6   32.0
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        9      6      3   13.8   13.0   16.0
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         4      2      2   28.6   34.4   24.6       18     12      6   27.7   26.0   32.0
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       2      2      0   11.7   28.2      -        3      2      1    3.0    3.1    2.8
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        0      0      0      -      -      -        5      3      2    7.7    6.5   10.6
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        3      1      2    3.0    1.6    5.5
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                       9      0      9   64.5      -  110.5       35     29      6   53.9   62.8   32.0
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      9      0      9   64.5      -  110.5       17     15      2   26.2   32.5   10.6
SUICIDE (331-337)                         1      0      1    7.2      -   12.3        4      4      0    6.2    8.7      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        7      5      2   50.1   86.0   24.6        8      4      4   12.3    8.7   21.3


                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              117     49     68   11.2   12.0   10.7      293    228     65    7.6    8.2    6.0

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          1      0      1    9.6      -   15.7        7      7      0   18.1   25.1      -
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    2.6    3.6      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            28      8     20  267.9  196.1  313.8       62     45     17  160.0  161.6  155.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   8      3      5   76.5   73.5   78.4       14     12      2   36.1   43.1   18.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 3      1      2   28.7   24.5   31.4       12     12      0   31.0   43.1      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            47     25     22  449.6  612.7  345.2       85     67     18  219.4  240.7  165.0
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             38     21     17  363.5  514.7  266.8       67     53     14  172.9  190.4  128.4
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  1      1      0    9.6   24.5      -        2      1      1    5.2    3.6    9.2
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      7      3      4   67.0   73.5   62.8       14     12      2   36.1   43.1   18.3
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         2      2      0   19.1   49.0      -       15     13      2   38.7   46.7   18.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      1      1      0    9.6   24.5      -       14     13      1   36.1   46.7    9.2
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        2      1      1    5.2    3.6    9.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         3      1      2   28.7   24.5   31.4       10      7      3   25.8   25.1   27.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 1      1      0  735.3 2325.6      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       3      0      3   22.0      -   32.2        3      1      2    6.7    3.8   10.7
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        1      0      1    9.6      -   15.7        2      1      1    5.2    3.6    9.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      12      4      8  114.8   98.0  125.5       21     14      7   54.2   50.3   64.2
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      5      1      4   47.8   24.5   62.8       10      8      2   25.8   28.7   18.3
SUICIDE (331-337)                         0      0      0      -      -      -        2      2      0    5.2    7.2      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        1      0      1    9.6      -   15.7        3      1      2    7.7    3.6   18.3

 * 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.                                                                
                                                                
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TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LAMAR, LAUDERDALE, LAWRENCE, AND LEAKE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                     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                              282    250     32    7.2    7.5    5.6      948    639    309   12.1   13.6    9.9

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          4      2      2   10.2    6.0   34.9       11      6      5   14.1   12.8   16.0
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      1      0    2.6    3.0      -       12      1     11   15.4    2.1   35.3
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            72     65      7  184.3  194.9  122.2      213    147     66  272.5  312.7  211.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   6      4      2   15.4   12.0   34.9       13      7      6   16.6   14.9   19.3
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 5      5      0   12.8   15.0      -       38     30      8   48.6   63.8   25.7
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           119    107     12  304.6  320.9  209.5      377    257    120  482.3  546.6  385.2
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             97     88      9  248.3  263.9  157.1      306    211     95  391.5  448.8  305.0
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  1      1      0    2.6    3.0      -        5      2      3    6.4    4.2    9.6
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     19     16      3   48.6   48.0   52.4       59     39     20   75.5   83.0   64.2
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   1      1      0    2.6    3.0      -        1      1      0    1.3    2.1      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         2      2      0    5.1    6.0      -       20     11      9   25.6   23.4   28.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     17     17      0   43.5   51.0      -       39     32      7   49.9   68.1   22.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    1.3    2.1      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     3      2      1    7.7    6.0   17.4        6      5      1    7.7   10.6    3.2
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         3      3      0    7.7    9.0      -       20      6     14   25.6   12.8   44.9
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       4      2      2    6.4    3.9   18.3        9      1      8    7.4    1.7   13.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        1      1      0    2.6    3.0      -        5      4      1    6.4    8.5    3.2
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        2      1      1    1.6    1.7    1.6
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      17     16      1   43.5   48.0   17.4       48     32     16   61.4   68.1   51.4
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     12     11      1   30.7   33.0   17.4       25     15     10   32.0   31.9   32.1
SUICIDE (331-337)                         5      5      0   12.8   15.0      -        6      4      2    7.7    8.5    6.4
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        0      0      0      -      -      -        2      1      1    2.6    2.1    3.2


                                                                                                                          
                                                   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                              143    100     43   10.8   11.3    9.8      231    151     80   11.0   12.8    8.7

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    4.8    8.5      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          0      0      0      -      -      -        6      5      1   28.6   42.5   10.9
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    4.8    8.5      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            23     17      6  173.5  191.5  136.9       39     29     10  186.2  246.7  108.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   1      0      1    7.5      -   22.8        4      1      3   19.1    8.5   32.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 2      1      1   15.1   11.3   22.8        5      4      1   23.9   34.0   10.9
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            79     58     21  595.9  653.5  479.1      102     66     36  487.1  561.5  391.9
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             60     47     13  452.6  529.6  296.6       80     57     23  382.0  484.9  250.4
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  2      0      2   15.1      -   45.6        6      1      5   28.6    8.5   54.4
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     14      9      5  105.6  101.4  114.1       15      7      8   71.6   59.5   87.1
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   1      1      0    7.5   11.3      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         2      2      0   15.1   22.5      -        4      3      1   19.1   25.5   10.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      4      4      0   30.2   45.1      -        4      3      1   19.1   25.5   10.9
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     1      0      1    7.5      -   22.8        1      1      0    4.8    8.5      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         3      2      1   22.6   22.5   22.8        8      5      3   38.2   42.5   32.7
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       1      0      1    5.0      -   11.8        2      1      1    5.6    5.3    6.0
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        2      0      2   15.1      -   45.6        2      2      0    9.6   17.0      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        2      2      0    5.6   10.6      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      13      7      6   98.0   78.9  136.9       22     12     10  105.1  102.1  108.9
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      9      5      4   67.9   56.3   91.3       12      6      6   57.3   51.0   65.3
SUICIDE (331-337)                         2      2      0   15.1   22.5      -        4      4      0   19.1   34.0      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        0      0      0      -      -      -        4      2      2   19.1   17.0   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.                                                                

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TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF LEE, LEFLORE, LINCOLN, AND LOWNDES COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                      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                              724    577    147    9.6   10.3    7.4      410    164    246   10.8   14.4    9.3

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          8      6      2   10.6   10.8   10.0        6      1      5   15.8    8.8   18.8
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     3      2      1    4.0    3.6    5.0        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)           157    124     33  207.2  222.2  165.4       75     41     34  197.6  360.2  128.0
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                  18     14      4   23.8   25.1   20.0       10      3      7   26.4   26.4   26.4
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                13     11      2   17.2   19.7   10.0        2      2      0    5.3   17.6      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           299    241     58  394.7  431.9  290.6      205     79    126  540.2  694.0  474.3
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            220    181     39  290.4  324.4  195.4      163     64     99  429.5  562.2  372.7
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  5      4      1    6.6    7.2    5.0        1      0      1    2.6      -    3.8
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     67     51     16   88.4   91.4   80.2       38     14     24  100.1  123.0   90.4
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   1      0      1    1.3      -    5.0        1      0      1    2.6      -    3.8
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)        14     13      1   18.5   23.3    5.0        4      3      1   10.5   26.4    3.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     32     28      4   42.2   50.2   20.0       25     10     15   65.9   87.8   56.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    2      2      0    2.6    3.6      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     9      7      2   11.9   12.5   10.0        5      3      2   13.2   26.4    7.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)        13      8      5   17.2   14.3   25.0       11      3      8   29.0   26.4   30.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       3      2      1    2.4    2.4    2.6        5      0      5    8.6      -   11.2
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        2      1      1    2.6    1.8    5.0        2      1      1    5.3    8.8    3.8
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       2      1      1    1.6    1.2    2.6        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      47     39      8   62.0   69.9   40.1       11      4      7   29.0   35.1   26.4
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     17     13      4   22.4   23.3   20.0       10      4      6   26.4   35.1   22.6
SUICIDE (331-337)                        12     10      2   15.8   17.9   10.0        1      1      0    2.6    8.8      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        9      7      2   11.9   12.5   10.0        8      0      8   21.1      -   30.1


                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              401    305     96   12.1   13.2    9.4      534    339    195    8.7    9.7    7.3

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          2      2      0    6.0    8.7      -       14     12      2   22.7   34.5    7.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        4      0      4    6.5      -   14.9
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            82     57     25  247.2  247.7  246.2      115     79     36  186.7  227.2  134.3
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                  14     10      4   42.2   43.4   39.4        9      5      4   14.6   14.4   14.9
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 9      7      2   27.1   30.4   19.7        5      5      0    8.1   14.4      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           160    118     42  482.4  512.8  413.5      217    130     87  352.4  373.8  324.5
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            100     77     23  301.5  334.6  226.5      172    108     64  279.3  310.6  238.7
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                 21     11     10   63.3   47.8   98.5       15      4     11   24.4   11.5   41.0
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     35     27      8  105.5  117.3   78.8       27     18      9   43.8   51.8   33.6
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   1      1      0    3.0    4.3      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)        25     19      6   75.4   82.6   59.1       12      8      4   19.5   23.0   14.9
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     27     24      3   81.4  104.3   29.5       18     16      2   29.2   46.0    7.5
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    1      1      0    3.0    4.3      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     2      2      0    6.0    8.7      -        3      1      2    4.9    2.9    7.5
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         7      7      0   21.1   30.4      -       12      5      7   19.5   14.4   26.1
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       0      0      0      -      -      -        8      0      8    8.6      -   17.5
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        3      3      0    9.0   13.0      -        5      3      2    8.1    8.6    7.5
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1    1.1      -    2.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      27     22      5   81.4   95.6   49.2       29     17     12   47.1   48.9   44.8
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     19     14      5   57.3   60.8   49.2       10      6      4   16.2   17.2   14.9
SUICIDE (331-337)                         3      3      0    9.0   13.0      -        7      7      0   11.4   20.1      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        2      0      2    6.0      -   19.7        4      2      2    6.5    5.8    7.5

 * 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.                                                                

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TABLE 19
DEATHS AND RATES FROM SELECTED CAUSES USED FOR RANKING LEADING CAUSES, BY RACE,
RESIDENTS OF MADISON, MARION, MARSHALL, AND MONROE COUNTIES, MISSISSIPPI, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                    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                              846    526    320   11.3   11.7   10.8      312    241     71   12.2   14.1    8.4

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                         12      5      7   16.1   11.1   23.6        7      4      3   27.3   23.3   35.5
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                    22      6     16   29.5   13.3   54.0        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)           267    180     87  357.6  399.8  293.4       59     47     12  230.5  274.2  141.9
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                  19      6     13   25.4   13.3   43.8        6      5      1   23.4   29.2   11.8
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                26     21      5   34.8   46.6   16.9        3      3      0   11.7   17.5      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           282    166    116  377.6  368.7  391.2      135    103     32  527.4  601.0  378.4
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                            214    129     85  286.6  286.5  286.6       96     78     18  375.1  455.1  212.8
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  4      2      2    5.4    4.4    6.7        3      2      1   11.7   11.7   11.8
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     59     32     27   79.0   71.1   91.0       32     19     13  125.0  110.9  153.7
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    3.9    5.8      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)        20     17      3   26.8   37.8   10.1       12     11      1   46.9   64.2   11.8
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     28     22      6   37.5   48.9   20.2       15     13      2   58.6   75.8   23.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    1      0      1    1.3      -    3.4        1      0      1    3.9      -   11.8
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                    10      7      3   13.4   15.5   10.1        3      3      0   11.7   17.5      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)        15     11      4   20.1   24.4   13.5        6      4      2   23.4   23.3   23.6
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       4      0      4    3.2      -    6.7        2      2      0    5.9    9.8      -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        5      3      2    6.7    6.7    6.7        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        1      1      0    3.0    4.9      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      25     11     14   33.5   24.4   47.2       18     14      4   70.3   81.7   47.3
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     18      7     11   24.1   15.5   37.1        6      5      1   23.4   29.2   11.8
SUICIDE (331-337)                         6      6      0    8.0   13.3      -        1      1      0    3.9    5.8      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        7      2      5    9.4    4.4   16.9        3      2      1   11.7   11.7   11.8


                                                                                                                          
                                                   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                              343    188    155    9.8   11.1    8.6      384    279    105   10.1   10.7    8.7

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          8      5      3   22.9   29.5   16.6        4      3      1   10.5   11.5    8.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      0      1    2.8      -    5.5        1      1      0    2.6    3.8      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            76     39     37  217.2  230.4  204.8       87     61     26  228.9  234.7  216.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   6      4      2   17.1   23.6   11.1       10      7      3   26.3   26.9   25.0
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 4      3      1   11.4   17.7    5.5        3      3      0    7.9   11.5      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           117     59     58  334.4  348.6  321.0      151    113     38  397.2  434.8  316.1
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             79     39     40  225.8  230.4  221.4      123     93     30  323.6  357.8  249.5
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  7      4      3   20.0   23.6   16.6        6      3      3   15.8   11.5   25.0
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)     22     10     12   62.9   59.1   66.4       19     14      5   50.0   53.9   41.6
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   2      2      0    5.7   11.8      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         7      5      2   20.0   29.5   11.1        7      6      1   18.4   23.1    8.3
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                     15     15      0   42.9   88.6      -       25     20      5   65.8   77.0   41.6
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     2      2      0    5.7   11.8      -        3      3      0    7.9   11.5      -
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         9      3      6   25.7   17.7   33.2       17      9      8   44.7   34.6   66.5
MATERNAL CAUSES (261-273)                 0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING                                                                                            
  IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD (274-281)       8      5      3   15.5   21.3   10.7        0      0      0      -      -      -
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS (282-290)        4      2      2   11.4   11.8   11.1        0      0      0      -      -      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       1      0      1    1.9      -    3.6        0      0      0      -      -      -
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                      32     19     13   91.4  112.3   72.0       30     19     11   78.9   73.1   91.5
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)     17      8      9   48.6   47.3   49.8       21     13      8   55.2   50.0   66.5
SUICIDE (331-337)                         2      2      0    5.7   11.8      -        1      1      0    2.6    3.8      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        6      1      5   17.1    5.9   27.7        3      2      1    7.9    7.7    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, 2001

                                                                                                                          
                                                  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                              115     66     49    9.4   10.0    8.8      345    236    109   12.0   12.6   11.0

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          2      2      0   16.4   30.2      -        6      4      2   20.9   21.3   20.2
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     2      1      1   16.4   15.1   17.9        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            31     15     16  254.3  226.8  286.9       61     40     21  212.7  212.9  212.2
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   2      2      0   16.4   30.2      -        9      2      7   31.4   10.6   70.7
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 1      1      0    8.2   15.1      -        7      2      5   24.4   10.6   50.5
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                            48     30     18  393.8  453.6  322.8      150    109     41  522.9  580.2  414.3
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,                                                                                            
    164-181)                             32     21     11  262.5  317.6  197.3      123     88     35  428.8  468.4  353.7
  HYPERTENSION (161,163)                  6      3      3   49.2   45.4   53.8        0      0      0      -      -      -
  CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASES (182-186)      8      5      3   65.6   75.6   53.8       25     19      6   87.2  101.1   60.6
  ATHEROSCLEROSIS (187)                   0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA (195-198)         3      2      1   24.6   30.2   17.9        9      7      2   31.4   37.2   20.2
EMPHYSEMA AND OTHER CHRONIC                                                                                               
  LOWER RESPIRATORY                                                                                                       
  DISEASES (202-207)                      2      1      1   16.4   15.1   17.9       15     14      1   52.3   74.5   10.1
PEPTIC ULCER (217-220)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE AND                                                                                                 
  CIRRHOSIS (230-232)                     0      0      0      -      -      -        7      4      3   24.4   21.3   30.3
NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME                                                                                             
  AND NEPHROSIS (274,249,251,253)         4      1      3   32.8   15.1   53.8       17     11      6   59.3   58.5   60.6
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)        1      0      1    8.2      -   17.9        1      1      0    3.5    5.3      -
SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME# (292)       0      0      0      -      -      -        1      0      1    2.1      -    4.2
ACCIDENTS (295-330)                       3      0      3   24.6      -   53.8       22     15      7   76.7   79.8   70.7
  MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS# (296-306)      1      0      1    8.2      -   17.9        9      3      6   31.4   16.0   60.6
SUICIDE (331-337)                         2      2      0   16.4   30.2      -        2      2      0    7.0   10.6      -
HOMICIDE (338-346)                        0      0      0      -      -      -        3      2      1   10.4   10.6   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                              243    163     80   11.1   11.5   10.5      115     43     72    9.2   11.6    8.1

TUBERCULOSIS (009,010)                    0      0      0      -      -      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
SEPTICEMIA (018)                          2      1      1    9.2    7.0   13.1        1      0      1    8.0      -   11.3
HIV DISEASE (039-043)                     1      0      1    4.6      -   13.1        0      0      0      -      -      -
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS (056-108)            48     36     12  219.8  253.6  157.0       18      6     12  143.4  162.2  135.6
DIABETES MELLITUS (124)                   5      1      4   22.9    7.0   52.3        4      0      4   31.9      -   45.2
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE (148)                 2      2      0    9.2   14.1      -        0      0      0      -      -      -
MAJOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES#                                                                                            
    (156-189)                           109     76     33  499.1  535.3  431.9       50     22     28  398.5  594.6  316.4
  HEART DISEASES (156-160,162,