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Nashville/Davidson County Mortality
Data 2003
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Leading Causes of Death: Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates* per 100,000
Population by Race and Gender, Davidson County, 2003 |
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All |
White |
Black |
Male |
Female |
White Male |
White Female |
Black Male |
Black Female |
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Heart Disease |
251.5 |
234.3 |
334.1 |
330.1 |
200.2 |
314.0 |
182.2 |
419.1 |
278.2 |
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Cancer |
211.2 |
197.4 |
286.8 |
276.4 |
169.2 |
257.8 |
157.5 |
388.5 |
228.5 |
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Stroke |
67.9 |
63.8 |
83.4 |
77.4 |
59.9 |
71.4 |
57.4 |
104.1 |
67.5 |
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Chronic Lower Respiratory Infections |
52.5 |
54.6 |
42.0 |
65.9 |
45.8 |
64.6 |
50.1 |
69.3 |
27.9 |
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Accidents |
48.3 |
50.0 |
41.1 |
60.2 |
37.0 |
60.1 |
40.0 |
60.8 |
24.8 |
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Alzheimer's Disease |
29.2 |
29.0 |
31.5 |
21.4 |
32.3 |
19.8 |
32.8 |
30.8 |
31.3 |
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Diabetes Mellitus |
26.9 |
21.4 |
52.1 |
30.2 |
24.1 |
24.5 |
19.6 |
54.4 |
47.2 |
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Influenza and Pneumonia |
23.3 |
22.2 |
28.7 |
31.1 |
20.6 |
26.8 |
20.5 |
55.3 |
20.1 |
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Nephritis |
14.0 |
11.0 |
28.0 |
18.6 |
11.1 |
13.4 |
9.4 |
44.2 |
19.0 |
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Chronic Liver Disease |
13.4 |
15.0 |
8.7 |
19.2 |
8.2 |
21.0 |
9.5 |
13.7 |
4.4 |
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All Causes |
959.7 |
899.7 |
1223.3 |
1203.3 |
789.7 |
1124.8 |
742.4 |
1581.6 |
986.8 |
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Infant Mortality Rate** |
7.8 |
6.0 |
11.9 |
10.5 |
5.0 |
8.0 |
4.0 |
16.9 |
7.2 |
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* Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates were calculated using the US Standard
Population. |
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**Infant Mortality Rates are per 1,000 Live Births. |
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Data Source: Tennessee Department of Health. Analysis by Division of
Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, Metro Public Health Department. |
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