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Nashville/Davidson County Mortality
Data 2005
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Leading Causes of Death: Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates* per 100,000
Population by Race and Gender, Davidson County, 2005 |
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All |
White |
Black |
Male |
Female |
White Male |
White Female |
Black Male |
Black Female |
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Heart Disease |
234.9 |
218.5 |
309.8 |
312.0 |
181.4 |
291.4 |
168.9 |
409.7 |
240.9 |
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Cancer |
196.5 |
185.3 |
252.8 |
250.2 |
162.3 |
240.2 |
150.0 |
313.4 |
213.0 |
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Stroke |
50.9 |
48.3 |
60.5 |
50.9 |
51.0 |
44.5 |
50.9 |
77.8 |
49.0 |
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Accidents |
45.9 |
47.0 |
42.1 |
68.1 |
29.1 |
65.8 |
32.8 |
78.9 |
16.5 |
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Chronic Lower Respiratory Infections |
45.2 |
47.5 |
34.6 |
51.5 |
47.8 |
52.7 |
45.3 |
41.9 |
32.3 |
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Alzheimer's Disease |
28.5 |
27.7 |
34.7 |
25.4 |
29.2 |
23.5 |
29.0 |
37.9 |
32.3 |
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Diabetes mellitus |
28.1 |
23.3 |
49.9 |
33.9 |
24.4 |
27.1 |
20.8 |
66.9 |
40.4 |
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Influenza and Pneumonia |
16.9 |
18.4 |
12.1 |
22.6 |
14.1 |
22.7 |
16.7 |
21.4 |
6.2 |
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Homicide |
15.9 |
8.3 |
34.3 |
26.2 |
5.5 |
12.4 |
4.1 |
61.4 |
10.3 |
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Chronic Liver Disease |
12.6 |
11.9 |
15.4 |
19.6 |
6.2 |
17.5 |
6.3 |
29.0 |
5.9 |
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All Causes |
880.0 |
823.0 |
1118.8 |
1105.8 |
719.0 |
1015.7 |
687.1 |
1504.3 |
861.6 |
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Infant Mortality Rate** |
7.9 |
6.3 |
11.9 |
8.5 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
5.3 |
12.4 |
11.4 |
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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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