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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Wyoming 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 341 100.0 370 100.0 711 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 117 34.3 156 42.2 273 38.4
Malignant Neoplasms 75 22.0 60 16.2 135 19.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 40 11.7 23 6.2 63 8.9
Cerebrovascular Disease 16 4.7 32 8.6 48 6.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 12 3.5 17 4.6 29 4.1
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 26 7.6 0 0.0 26 3.7
Diabetes Mellitus 8 2.3 15 4.1 23 3.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 9 2.6 10 2.7 19 2.7
Septicemia 5 1.5 1 0.3 6 0.8
Hypertension 2 0.6 3 0.8 5 0.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 0.9 2 0.5 5 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 28 8.2 51 13.8 79 11.1
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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