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                        When communicating with health planning groups or legislators, the total number of 
                        health events, or the <text class="Bold">count</text>, can convey the magnitude of 
                        a health problem, the prevention effort required, or the health care that may be needed. 
                        Table 1 shows some examples of counts.<br/><br/>
                        
                <h3>Table 1: Number of Deaths for Four Leading Causes by Cause and Sex, New Mexico, 2011</h3><br/>
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                                <th width="150">Underlying Cause of Death</th>
                                <th width="50">Men  </th>
                                <th width="40">Women</th>
                                <th width="50">Total</th>
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                                <td>Circulatory, Heart disease<br/>(ICD10: I00-I09, I11, I13, I20-I51)</td>
                                <td><p align="center">1,782</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">1,493</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">3,275</p></td>
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                                <td>Neoplasm, Malignant<br/>(ICD10: C00-C97)</td>
                                <td><p align="center">1,639</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">1,534</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">3,260</p></td>
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                                <td>Injury, Unintentional injuries<br/>(ICD10: V01-X59, Y85-Y86)</td>
                                <td><p align="center">824</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">472</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">1,296</p></td>
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                                <td>Respiratory, Chronic lower respiratory diseases (ICD10: J40-J47)</td>
                                <td><p align="center">510</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">512</p></td>
                                <td><p align="center">1,022</p></td>
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                        Source: New Mexico Death Certificate Database, Office of Vital Records and Health Statistics, 
                        New Mexico Department of Health. Retrieved on December 14, 2012 from New Mexico Department 
                        of Health, Indicator-Based Information System for Public Health website: http://ibis.health.state.nm.us/.
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                        Counts of health events are useful, but have limitations for those who need to 
                        compare populations of unequal size, for instance, a subpopulation with an overall
                        state population. Knowing the population sizes can help to interpret 
                        counts, but computing a <a href="resource/Glossary.html#R">rate</a> will allow 
                        direct comparison between populations of unequal size that are otherwise similar
                        (e.g., similar age composition, similar culturally).
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