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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
McDowell County Deaths, 1989 - 1998

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


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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