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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Monongalia 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 826 100.0 945 100.0 1,771 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 262 31.7 329 34.8 591 33.4
Malignant Neoplasms 213 25.8 195 20.6 408 23.0
Cerebrovascular Disease 59 7.1 82 8.7 141 8.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 68 8.2 47 5.0 115 6.5
Atherosclerosis 29 3.5 24 2.5 53 3.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 19 2.3 30 3.2 49 2.8
Diabetes Mellitus 20 2.4 25 2.6 45 2.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 13 1.6 20 2.1 33 1.9
Septicemia 13 1.6 19 2.0 32 1.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 16 1.9 8 0.8 24 1.4
Suicide 9 1.1 2 0.2 11 0.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 105 12.7 164 17.4 269 15.2
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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