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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Mercer 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 1,088 100.0 756 100.0 1,844 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 400 36.8 256 33.9 656 35.6
Malignant Neoplasms 306 28.1 228 30.2 534 29.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 97 8.9 59 7.8 156 8.5
Cerebrovascular Disease 47 4.3 44 5.8 91 4.9
Diabetes Mellitus 28 2.6 26 3.4 54 2.9
Pneumonia and Influenza 26 2.4 17 2.2 43 2.3
Septicemia 9 0.8 14 1.9 23 1.2
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 22 2.0 0 0.0 22 1.2
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 12 1.1 9 1.2 21 1.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 9 0.8 11 1.5 20 1.1
Suicide 17 1.6 3 0.4 20 1.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 115 10.6 89 11.8 204 11.1
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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