Leading Causes of Death |
Eighty-Five Years and Over |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total Deaths, All Causes |
244 |
100.0 |
435 |
100.0 |
679 |
100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart |
88 |
36.1 |
193 |
44.4 |
281 |
41.4 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
37 |
15.2 |
44 |
10.1 |
81 |
11.9 |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions |
30 |
12.3 |
15 |
3.4 |
45 |
6.6 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
12 |
4.9 |
29 |
6.7 |
41 |
6.0 |
Pneumonia and Influenza |
16 |
6.6 |
19 |
4.4 |
35 |
5.2 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
1 |
0.4 |
15 |
3.4 |
16 |
2.4 |
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis |
15 |
6.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
15 |
2.2 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
6 |
2.5 |
9 |
2.1 |
15 |
2.2 |
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms |
4 |
1.6 |
9 |
2.1 |
13 |
1.9 |
Septicemia |
2 |
0.8 |
8 |
1.8 |
10 |
1.5 |
Hypertension |
1 |
0.4 |
5 |
1.1 |
6 |
0.9 |
All Other Causes (Residual) |
32 |
13.1 |
89 |
20.5 |
121 |
17.8 |
Leading Causes of Death |
Eighty-Five Years and Over |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |