San
Francisco Compared with California, 1999-2001
San Francisco's
age-adjusted death rates for ischemic heart disease, stroke, diabetes,
and all cancers are lower than the State's. The rate of drug-related
deaths in San Francisco is double that of California. Among all counties,
San Francisco has the highest incidence of AIDS, syphilis, and tuberculosis.
See the SF Department of Public Health's Annual Report for 2002-3,
Chapter 4 [PDF],
for deaths/cases per year, 95% confidence intervals, and other data.
Although mortality
rates from chonic diseases are lower in SF than in the State, there
are great variations among San Francisco's various subpopulations. For
example, ischemic heart disease rates
are much higher among African Americans than they are among Asians
or Hispanics in San Francisco. There are also great variations in leading
causes of death by neighborhood in San Francisco.
| Infectious
Disease Incidence |
San
Francisco Rate* |
California
Rate* |
| AIDS |
79
|
16
|
| Tuberculosis |
25
|
10
|
| Syphilis |
9
|
1
|
*Crude rates (rounded)
| Mortality
Causes |
San
Francisco Rate** |
California
Rate** |
| Ischemic
Heart Disease |
155
|
194
|
| Cerebrovascular
Disease (Stroke) |
73
|
61
|
| Diabetes |
14
|
21
|
| All
Cancers |
161
|
176
|
|
Lung Cancer
|
40
|
46
|
|
Breast Cancer
(female rates only)
|
19
|
22
|
| Unintentional
Injuries |
32
|
27
|
|
Motor Vehicle
Accidents
|
7
|
10
|
|
Homicide
|
8
|
6
|
| Suicide |
11
|
10
|
| Drug-Related
Deaths |
17
|
8
|
| Firearm-Related
Deaths |
7
|
9
|
**Rates are age-adjusted
and rounded
