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Selected Death Data By Ward: District Of Columbia Residents 1998

Indicators United States District of
Columbia
Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Ward 7 Ward 8
Total Deaths
Number
Rate
2,338,075
865.0
5,998
1,146.6
612
875.7
652
936.2
635
919.6
1,054
1,595.1
972
1,538.7
722
1,176.5
836
1,336.9
502
824.0
Infant Deaths
Number
Rate
28,486
6.4
96
12.5
11
9.9
11
14.6
2
2.5
10
10.6
22
25.1
7
8.5
17
17.3
16
11.6
Heart Disease Deaths
Number
Rate
724,269
268.0
1,523
291.1
168
240.4
169
242.7
168
243.3
284
429.8
250
395.8
159
259.1
216
342.8
106
174.0
Cancer Deaths
Number
Rate
538,947
199.4
1,350
258.1
136
194.6
150
215.4
155
224.5
265
401.1
209
330.9
155
252.6
179
284.1
100
164.1
Cerebrovascular Disease Deaths
Number
Rate
158,060
58.5
303
57.9
26
37.2
30
43.1
49
71.0
58
87.8
50
79.2
30
48.9
37
58.7
23
37.8
HIV/AIDS Deaths
Number
Rate
13,210
4.9
246
47.0
36
51.5
26
37.3
3
4.3
20
30.3
50
79.2
51
83.1
31
49.2
28
46.0
Pneumonia & Influenza Deaths
Number
Rate
94,828
35.1
229
43.8
16
22.9
22
31.6
44
63.7
51
77.2
35
55.4
18
29.3
28
44.4
14
23.0
Diabetes Deaths
Number
Rate
64,574
23.9
195
37.3
14
20.0
15
21.5
13
18.8
39
59.0
28
44.3
24
39.1
37
58.7
23
37.8

Note: Ward data may not add to total due to unknowns.
Source: DC State Center for Health Statistics.