Table 4 B
Summary of Selected Vital Events for the State of Iowa
African American, 2008
 
  Occurrence Residence  
Line
No.
  Number Rate Number Rate Line
No.
         
 
* Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census
** Not Available by Race
1 Population – July 1 – 80,516 *     1
2 Live Births 1,839 22.8 1,817 22.6 2
3 Out-of-Wedlock 1,416 770.0 1,398 769.4 3
4 Mother under age 20 385 209.4 378 208.0 4
5 Low Birth Weight < 2500 Grams 219 119.1 218 120.0 5
6 Congenital Malformations 7 3.8 6 3.3 6
7 Deaths from All Causes 477 5.9 456 5.7 7
8 Maternal Deaths - - - - 8
9 Fetal Deaths 29 15.8 28 15.4 9
10 Neonatal Deaths 13 7.1 12 6.6 10
11 Perinatal Deaths 42 22.8 40 22.0 11
12 Infant Deaths 28 15.2 27 14.9 12
13 Induced Termination of Pregnancy 750 43.0 - 13
14 Spontaneous Termination of Pregnancy 35 2.0 - 14
15 Marriages ** - - 15
16 Dissolutions ** - - 16
— Selected Causes of Death —
17 Tuberculosis, All Forms - - - - 17
18 Tuberculosis of Respiratory System - - - - 18
19 Other Tuberculosis - - - - 19
20 Syphilis - - - - 20
21 Other Infective and Parasitic Diseases 15 18.6 14 17.4 21
22 Malignant Neoplasms, Including Neoplasms of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissues 99 123.0 94 116.7 22
23 Malignant Neoplasms of Lip, Oral Cavity, and Pharynx 3 3.7 3 3.7 23
24 Malignant Neoplasms of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 30 37.3 27 33.5 24
25 Malignant Neoplasms of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organ 28 34.8 26 32.3 25
26 Malignant Neoplasms of Breast 9 11.2 10 12.4 26
27 Malignant Neoplasms of Genital Organs 12 14.9 12 14.9 27
28 Malignant Neoplasms of Urinary Organs 1 1.2 1 1.2 28
29 Malignant Neoplasms of All Other and Unspecified Sites 10 12.4 9 11.2 29
30 Leukemia 3 3.7 3 3.7 30
31 Other Neoplasms of Lymphatic and Hematopoietic Tissues 3 3.7 3 3.7 31
32 Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma In Situ, and Neoplasms of
  Uncertain Behavior and of Unspecified Nature
3 3.7 3 3.7 32
33 Anemias 4 5.0 4 5.0 33
34 Diabetes Mellitus 20 24.8 19 23.6 34
35 Meningitis - - - - 35
36 Alzheimer's Disease 10 12.4 10 12.4 36
37 Major Cardiovascular Diseases 139 172.6 136 168.9 37
38 Diseases of Heart 102 126.7 99 123.0 38
39 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease - - - - 39
40 Hypertensive Heart Disease 7 8.7 7 8.7 40
41 Hypertensive Heart and Renal Disease - - - - 41
42 Ischemic Heart Disease 63 78.2 60 74.5 42
43 Acute Myocardial Infarction 20 24.8 18 22.4 43
44 Other Acute and Subacute Forms of Ischemic Heart Disease - - - - 44
45 Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 43 53.4 42 52.2 45
46 Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease 15 18.6 16 19.9 46
47 All Other Forms of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease 28 34.8 26 32.3 47
48 Other Heart Diseases 32 39.7 32 39.7 48
49 Essential Hypertension and Hypertensive Renal Disease 10 12.4 10 12.4 49
50 Cerebrovascular Diseases 17 21.1 17 21.1 50
51 Atherosclerosis 4 5.0 4 5.0 51
52 Other Diseases of Circulatory System 6 7.5 6 7.5 52
53 Influenza - - - - 53
54 Pneumonia 14 17.4 13 16.1 54
55 Acute Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis - - - - 55
56 Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 31 38.5 28 34.8 56
57 Bronchitis, Chronic and Unspecified 1 1.2 1 1.2 57
58 Emphysema - - - - 58
59 Asthma 4 5.0 3 3.7 59
60 Other Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases 26 32.3 24 29.8 60
61 Peptic Ulcer 2 2.5 2 2.5 61
62 Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 2.5 1 1.2 62
63 Cholelithiasis and Other Disorders of the Gallbladder 1 1.2 1 1.2 63
64 Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 9.9 8 9.9 64
65 Acute and Rapidly Progressive Nephritic and Nephrotic Syndrome - - - - 65
66 Chronic Glomerulonephritis, Nephritis and Nephritis not
  Specified as Acute or Chronic & Renal Sclerosis Unspecified
2 2.5 2 2.5 66
67 Renal Failure 6 7.5 6 7.5 67
68 Other Disorders of Kidney - - - - 68
69 Infections of Kidney - - - - 69
70 Hyperplasia of Prostate - - - - 70
71 Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium - - - - 71
72 Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 10 12.4 9 11.2 72
73 Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities 3 3.7 3 3.7 73
74 Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 6 7.5 6 7.5 74
75 Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Findings, Not Elsewhere Classified 6 7.5 6 7.5 75
76 All Other Diseases 44 54.6 43 53.4 76
77 Unintentional Injuries 32 39.7 29 36.0 77
78 Motor Vehicle Crashes 10 12.4 7 8.7 78
79 All Other Unintentional Injuries 22 27.3 22 27.3 79
80 Suicides 9 11.2 8 9.9 80
81 Teen Suicides 1 1.2 1 1.2 81
82 Homicide and Legal Intervention 18 22.4 18 22.4 82
83 Other External Causes 1 1.2 1 1.2 83