Corrected Statistics #1---please destroy original copy of Statistics #1
First, let me say to those who haven't read this before. All these statistics
are from the book "Vital Statistics of the United States 1991, Vol.II-Mortality
Part A". It is a joint publication of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
and the National Center for Health Statistics.
Cause of death: Definition:
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Cause-of-death classification---Since 1949, cause-of-death statistics
have been based on the underlying cause of death, which is defined as
"(a) the disease or injury which initiated the train of events leading directly
to death, or (b) the circumstances of the accident or violence which
produced the fatal injury"
This definition from:
Section 7-Technical Appendix-Page 8
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Parkinson's disease (#332)
Deaths: All Races, both sexes : 7,455
All Races, Male: 4,360
All Races, Female 3,095
White Male: 4,167 Female 2,958
Black Male: 145 Female: 113
All Others:
Male: 193 Female: 137
These statistics from:
Section 1-General Mortality-Page 134-Table1-23. Deaths andDeath Rates for
each cause , by Race and Sex, United States, 1991
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Sorry for any inconvenience.
As Ever,
Marjorie Moorefield
just another librarian
(with PD)
