From: MPetrelis@aol.com Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 16:21:45 EDT Subject: SF health dept.'s new death index; AIDS deaths fall again April 28, 2000 Dear friends: The new leading causes of death index for San Francisco residents for 1998 was provided to me over the telephone today. The death data is collected and analyzed by Ms. Jeanne Duggan, statistician for the SF Department of Public Health, 101 Grove Street, 4th Floor, SF, CA 94102. Duggan's phone number is 415-554-2579. Hard copies of 1996 and 1997 death figures are available from Duggan now. She will have hard copies of the 1998 figures available on May 5. -------------- Total deaths during 1998: 6,649 2,030 Heart disease 1,459 Cancer, neoplasms 506 Influenza, pneumonia 500 Cerebrovascular disease 309 Unintended injuries 255 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 181 AIDS 162 Mental disorders 104 Diabetes 92 Suicide 72 Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis 47 Homicide (No figure provided for all other causes.) -- Total deaths during 1997: 6,789 1,912 Heart disease 1,504 Cancer, neoplasms 562 Cerebrovascular disease 474 Influenza, pneumonia 293 Unintended injuries 270 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 239 AIDS 156 Mental disorders 141 Diabetes 114 Suicide 92 Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis 91 Ill defined and unknown causes 53 Homicide 888 All other causes -- Total deaths during 1996: 7,446 2,131 Heart disease 1,545 Cancer, neoplasms 699 AIDS 532 Cerebrovascular disease 397 Influenza, pneumonia 284 Unintended injuries 262 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 143 Ill defined and unknown causes 136 Diabetes 124 Mental disorders 124 Suicide 97 Chronic liver disease, cirrhosis 57 Homicide 915 All other causes Michael Petrelis Welcome to AIDS-STATISTICS www.AIDS-statistics.com 2215-R Market Street, #413 San Francisco, CA 94114