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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Summers 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 232 100.0 277 100.0 509 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 92 39.7 114 41.2 206 40.5
Malignant Neoplasms 62 26.7 52 18.8 114 22.4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 17 7.3 17 6.1 34 6.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 9 3.9 18 6.5 27 5.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 10 4.3 14 5.1 24 4.7
Diabetes Mellitus 4 1.7 8 2.9 12 2.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 4 1.7 2 0.7 6 1.2
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 3 1.3 0 0.0 3 0.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 1 0.4 2 0.7 3 0.6
All Other Causes (Residual) 30 12.9 50 18.1 80 15.7
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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