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Reports
Center for Policy, Planning and Epidemiology
State Center for Health Statistics
Ten Leading Causes of Death:
District of Columbia Residents, 1997 & 1998 |
| Cause of Death |
Number of Deaths |
*Crude Rate
(Per 100,000 estimated population) |
| |
1997 |
1998 |
1997 |
1998 |
| All Causes |
6,125 |
5,998 |
1,157.9 |
1,146.6 |
| 1. Heart Disease |
1,423 |
1,523 |
269.0 |
291.1 |
| 2. Cancer |
1,213 |
1,350 |
229.3 |
258.1 |
| 3. Cerebrovascular Disease |
270 |
303 |
51.0 |
57.9 |
| 4. HIV/AIDS |
244 |
246 |
46.1 |
47.0 |
| 5. Pneumonia & Influenza |
178 |
229 |
33.7 |
43.8 |
| 6. Homicide & Legal Intervention |
239 |
218 |
45.2 |
41.7 |
| 7. Diabetes |
178 |
195 |
33.7 |
37.3 |
| 8. Accidents & Adverse Effects |
126 |
180 |
23.8 |
34.4 |
| 9. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
148 |
156 |
28.0 |
29.8 |
| 10. Hypertension |
97 |
150 |
18.3 |
28.7 |
Notes: Causes are ranked according to the 1998 numbers.
* Rates are based on population estimates of 528,964 persons for 1997 and 523,124 persons for 1998.
Source: DC Department of Health, State Center for Health Statistics.
Date: April 2000. |
