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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Raleigh 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 1,330 100.0 1,388 100.0 2,718 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 472 35.5 542 39.0 1,014 37.3
Malignant Neoplasms 289 21.7 278 20.0 567 20.9
Cerebrovascular Disease 78 5.9 109 7.9 187 6.9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 100 7.5 70 5.0 170 6.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 51 3.8 64 4.6 115 4.2
Diabetes Mellitus 35 2.6 78 5.6 113 4.2
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 111 8.3 0 0.0 111 4.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 27 2.0 26 1.9 53 1.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 8 0.6 22 1.6 30 1.1
Septicemia 11 0.8 15 1.1 26 1.0
Hypertension 2 0.2 8 0.6 10 0.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 146 11.0 176 12.7 322 11.8
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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