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

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 910 100.0 993 100.0 1,903 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 332 36.5 398 40.1 730 38.4
Malignant Neoplasms 215 23.6 187 18.8 402 21.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 66 7.3 62 6.2 128 6.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 45 4.9 63 6.3 108 5.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 38 4.2 34 3.4 72 3.8
Diabetes Mellitus 17 1.9 39 3.9 56 2.9
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 56 6.2 0 0.0 56 2.9
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 21 2.3 21 2.1 42 2.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 13 1.4 15 1.5 28 1.5
Septicemia 8 0.9 14 1.4 22 1.2
Hypertension 4 0.4 6 0.6 10 0.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 95 10.4 154 15.5 249 13.1
Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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