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Nashville/Davidson County Mortality
Data 2004
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Leading Causes of Death: Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates* per 100,000
Population by Race and Gender, Davidson County, 2004 |
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All |
White |
Black |
Male |
Female |
White Male |
White Female |
Black Male |
Black Female |
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Heart Disease |
233.5 |
216.3 |
310.1 |
294.3 |
190.1 |
281.6 |
171.8 |
344.3 |
276.1 |
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Cancer |
117.4 |
194.1 |
221.0 |
245.7 |
167.7 |
242.4 |
162.7 |
279.7 |
192.9 |
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Stroke |
53.7 |
48.1 |
78.4 |
62.4 |
48.8 |
54.9 |
45.6 |
95.8 |
64.3 |
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Accidents |
51.1 |
55.7 |
37.7 |
71.6 |
34.2 |
75.0 |
39.7 |
57.4 |
21.0 |
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Chronic Lower Respiratory Infections |
46.9 |
50.6 |
31.0 |
59.8 |
40.4 |
65.9 |
42.5 |
33.0 |
31.3 |
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Diabetes Mellitus |
31.5 |
23.2 |
66.9 |
36.1 |
28.6 |
31.0 |
18.6 |
55.2 |
71.4 |
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Alzheimer's Disease |
25.1 |
24.0 |
32.2 |
13.1 |
29.9 |
12.9 |
28.5 |
14.8 |
38.2 |
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Influenza and Pneumonia |
20.6 |
20.1 |
21.9 |
28.0 |
16.0 |
26.2 |
16.1 |
36.7 |
14.4 |
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HIV Related Disease |
13.6 |
6.7 |
35.5 |
20.9 |
7.0 |
10.1 |
3.8 |
57.9 |
16.6 |
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Nephritis |
12.6 |
9.7 |
25.5 |
18.4 |
9.8 |
15.4 |
7.0 |
34.4 |
21.5 |
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All Causes |
883.6 |
837.0 |
1096.6 |
1099.4 |
733.7 |
1058.2 |
685.3 |
1288.3 |
954.5 |
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Infant Mortality Rate** |
6.6 |
4.8 |
11.4 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
5.6 |
4.0 |
10.5 |
12.3 |
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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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