TABLE 1: 1996 Mortality Rates for the District of Columbia
(per 100,000 Population)

Indicators	District of Columbia	Ward 1	Ward 2	Ward 3	Ward 4	Ward 5	Ward 6	Ward 7	Ward 8
Estimated Population	554,256	72,733	71,913	71,028	71,622	68,544	65,862	66,598	65,956
Deaths from Heart Disease Number Rate	1,604 289.4	161 221.4	178 247.5	212 298.5	293 409.1	250 364.7	170 258.1	202 303.3	107 162.2
Deaths from Cancer Number Rate	1,468 264.8	139 191.1	156 216.9	148 208.4	265 370.0	238 347.2	166 252.0	213 319.8	120 181.9
Deaths from HIV/AIDS Number Rate	664 119.8	109 149.9	99 137.7	19 26.8	83 115.9	92 134.2	106 160.9	67 100.6	74 112.2
Deaths from Cerebrovascular Disease Number Rate	363 65.5	42 57.8	39 54.2	66 92.9	53 74.0	53 77.3	38 57.7	30 45.0	36 54.6
Deaths from Homicide Number Rate	318 57.4	24 33.0	18 25.0	0 0.0	28 39.1	61 89.0	55 83.5	62 93.1	63 95.5
Deaths from Accidents & Adverse Effects Number Rate	182 32.8	26 35.7	14 19.5	17 23.9	19 26.5	26 37.9	25 40.0	25 37.5	20 30.3