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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
McDowell County Deaths, 1989 - 1998

Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 655 100.0 460 100.0 1,115 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 246 37.6 156 33.9 402 36.1
Malignant Neoplasms 178 27.2 132 28.7 310 27.8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 63 9.6 28 6.1 91 8.2
Diabetes Mellitus 11 1.7 30 6.5 41 3.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 19 2.9 21 4.6 40 3.6
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 32 4.9 0 0.0 32 2.9
Pneumonia and Influenza 12 1.8 11 2.4 23 2.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 13 2.0 6 1.3 19 1.7
Septicemia 4 0.6 11 2.4 15 1.3
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 7 1.1 8 1.7 15 1.3
Hypertension 3 0.5 5 1.1 8 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 67 10.2 52 11.3 119 10.7
Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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