Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total Deaths, All Causes |
526 |
100.0 |
452 |
100.0 |
978 |
100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart |
178 |
33.8 |
151 |
33.4 |
329 |
33.6 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
100 |
19.0 |
92 |
20.4 |
192 |
19.6 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
55 |
10.5 |
31 |
6.9 |
86 |
8.8 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
38 |
7.2 |
42 |
9.3 |
80 |
8.2 |
Pneumonia and Influenza |
23 |
4.4 |
14 |
3.1 |
37 |
3.8 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
9 |
1.7 |
24 |
5.3 |
33 |
3.4 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
16 |
3.0 |
14 |
3.1 |
30 |
3.1 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
14 |
2.7 |
6 |
1.3 |
20 |
2.0 |
Septicemia |
10 |
1.9 |
4 |
0.9 |
14 |
1.4 |
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis |
6 |
1.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
6 |
0.6 |
Hypertension |
1 |
0.2 |
3 |
0.7 |
4 |
0.4 |
All Other Causes (Residual) |
76 |
14.4 |
71 |
15.7 |
147 |
15.0 |
Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |