Leading Causes of Death |
Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total Deaths, All Causes |
1,244 |
100.0 |
944 |
100.0 |
2,188 |
100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart |
431 |
34.6 |
294 |
31.1 |
725 |
33.1 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
340 |
27.3 |
304 |
32.2 |
644 |
29.4 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
82 |
6.6 |
78 |
8.3 |
160 |
7.3 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
50 |
4.0 |
60 |
6.4 |
110 |
5.0 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
37 |
3.0 |
55 |
5.8 |
92 |
4.2 |
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis |
68 |
5.5 |
0 |
0.0 |
68 |
3.1 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
20 |
1.6 |
16 |
1.7 |
36 |
1.6 |
Pneumonia and Influenza |
24 |
1.9 |
11 |
1.2 |
35 |
1.6 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
17 |
1.4 |
14 |
1.5 |
31 |
1.4 |
Septicemia |
14 |
1.1 |
10 |
1.1 |
24 |
1.1 |
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis |
16 |
1.3 |
6 |
0.6 |
22 |
1.0 |
All Other Causes (Residual) |
145 |
11.7 |
96 |
10.2 |
241 |
11.0 |
Leading Causes of Death |
Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |