Table 3. Total deaths in the Black Belt, by race and top 20 causes of death among Blacks


                                                               	 All
    Racial group in Black Belt for which deaths are counted:    Races  Black  White
                                                               	______ ______ ______

    Total deaths from all causes:                               61,752 30,318 31,334

    Deaths from specific causes:
     1. Heart disease                                           21,765  9,823 11,925
     2. Cancer (malignant neoplasms)                            11,594  5,215  6,360
     3. Stroke and related conditions (cerebrovascular disease)  6,425  3,283  3,130
     4. Accidents                                                3,922  2,049  1,859
     5. Unknown cause (a)                                        1,826  1,365    456
     6. Homicide and legal intervention                          1,284    998    285
     7. Perinatal-origin conditions (b)                          1,064    811    250
     8. Diabetes (diabetes mellitus)                             1,213    742    468
     9. Pneumonia and influenza                                  1,362    630    731
    10. Kidney disease, except infections (c)                      782    509    273
    11. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and related        1,324    365    956
        conditions
    12. Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis                        736    317    418
    13. Atherosclerosis (a common form of arteriosclerosis)        749    315    432
    14. Bacterial blood infection (septicemia)                     460    289    170
    15. Birth “defects” (congenital anomalies)                     455    260    193
    16. High blood pressure (hypertension)                         317    230     87
    17. Arterial diseases not listed elsewhere in this table       486    180    306
    18. Suicide                                                    652    142    507
    19. Anemia                                                     142     90     52
    20. Other neoplasms (d)                                        173     81     92
    All other causes 			    			 5,021  2,624  2,384

    a “Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions”
    b Conditions originating shortly before or after birth
    c Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, nephrosis
    d Benign neoplasms, noninvasive carcinomas, neoplasms not listed elsewhere

    Note: Causes of death are listed in descending rank order of deaths to 
    Blacks in the Black Belt.