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	543,213	73,083	76,517	75,622	70,058	68,667	59,660	60,334	59,272
Deaths from Heart Disease Number Rate	1,597 294.0	156 213.5	192 250.9	190 251.2	288 411.1	258 375.7	144 241.4	204 338.1	127 214.3
Deaths from Cancer Number Rate	1,381 254.2	137 187.5	129 168.6	142 187.8	250 356.8	224 326.2	166 278.2	197 326.5	111 187.3
Deaths from HIV/AIDS Number Rate	562 103.5	103 140.9	81 105.9	16 21.2	63 89.9	76 110.7	80 134.1	68 112.7	58 97.9
Deaths from Cerebrovascular Disease Number Rate	375 69.0	29 39.7	41 53.6	56 74.1	67 95.6	53 77.2	37 62.0	46 76.2	35 59.0
Deaths from Homicide Number Rate	325 59.8	37 50.6	27 35.3	1 1.3	27 38.5	54 78.6	51 85.5	54 89.5	70 118.1
Deaths from Accidents & Adverse Effects Number Rate	170 31.3	12 16.4	24 31.4	11 14.5	25 35.7	16 23.3	30 50.3	32 53.0	16 27.0