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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Upshur 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 373 100.0 383 100.0 756 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 132 35.4 151 39.4 283 37.4
Malignant Neoplasms 93 24.9 76 19.8 169 22.4
Cerebrovascular Disease 17 4.6 33 8.6 50 6.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 26 7.0 15 3.9 41 5.4
Pneumonia and Influenza 13 3.5 7 1.8 20 2.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 7 1.9 9 2.3 16 2.1
Diabetes Mellitus 6 1.6 9 2.3 15 2.0
Septicemia 2 0.5 8 2.1 10 1.3
Atherosclerosis 4 1.1 4 1.0 8 1.1
Hypertension 2 0.5 4 1.0 6 0.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 6 1.6 0 0.0 6 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 65 17.4 67 17.5 132 17.5
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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