TABLE 1: 1997 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	528,964	71,166	74,510	73,638	68,220	66,866	58,095	58,752	57,717
Deaths from Heart Disease Number Rate	1,423 269.0	143 200.9	184 246.9	143 194.2	260 381.1	234 350.0	152 261.6	182 309.8	119 206.2
Deaths from Cancer Number Rate	1,213 229.3	112 157.4	128 171.8	146 198.3	218 319.6	191 285.6	160 275.4	155 263.8	100 173.3
Deaths from HIV/AIDS Number Rate	244 46.1	41 57.6	26 34.9	6 8.1	26 38.1	35 52.3	43 74.0	31 52.8	34 58.9
Deaths from Cerebrovascular Disease Number Rate	270 51.0	28 39.3	34 45.6	39 53.0	51 74.8	38 56.8	29 49.9	34 57.9	16 27.7
Deaths from Homicide Number Rate	239 45.2	32 45.0	14 18.8	2 2.7	22 32.2	36 53.8	40 68.9	50 85.1	41 71.0
Deaths from Diabetes Number Rate	178 33.7	9 12.6	12 16.1	18 24.4	32 46.9	31 46.4	26 44.8	34 57.9	15 26.0
Deaths from Accidents & Adverse Effects Number Rate	126 23.8	11 15.5	16 21.5	10 13.6	21 30.8	20 29.9	20 34.4	14 23.8	10 17.3