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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Hancock County, 1989 - 1998

Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One

1-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84
85
and
Over
Total Deaths, All Causes 3,877 23 6 4 4 11 10 43 91 182 457 1,029 1,219 797 73.0
---Deaths under 1 Year 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 85.0
Septicemia 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 11 7 76.8
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 30.6
Malignant Neoplasms 923 0 2 1 1 2 0 4 26 65 159 337 253 73 69.4
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 209 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 27 75 61 29 72.0
------Colon 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 11 31 30 13 72.7
------Pancreas 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 20 9 4 72.9
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 16 67 121 73 12 68.5
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 291 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 16 61 121 70 12 68.6
---of Female Breast 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 17 24 23 3 68.0
---of Genitourinary Organs 118 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 15 51 33 10 70.6
------Cervix Uteri 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 53.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 16 7 1 68.1
------Prostate 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 15 3 74.5
------Bladder 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 9 4 75.4
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 216 0 2 1 1 2 0 2 6 21 33 66 63 19 68.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 1 73.4
Diabetes Mellitus 117 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 24 34 40 16 73.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,884 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 22 72 181 444 650 513 76.8
---Diseases of the Heart 1,573 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 63 155 384 527 422 76.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 1,096 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 43 109 268 371 288 76.3
---Hypertension 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 73.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 244 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 22 42 94 76 78.5
---Atherosclerosis 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 86.8
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 15 19 6 75.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 18 28 37 79.1
---Pneumonia 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 18 28 37 79.1
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21 59 73 27 75.0
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 11 2 71.4
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 5 79.1
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 9 15 9 1 64.8
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12 20 13 78.0
Congenital Anomalies 11 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2 0 45.1
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 48 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 6 7 18 8 69.1
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 103 1 1 1 0 6 8 15 11 7 10 12 16 15 54.5
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 43 0 1 1 0 6 7 8 6 3 4 3 1 3 39.6
---Falls 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 5 7 9 73.7
---Fires and Flames 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 37.4
---Drownings 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 54.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 2 4 7 3 63.0
Suicide 44 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 10 8 4 5 5 0 47.8
Homicide 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 37.4
All Other Causes (Residual) 310 17 2 1 2 1 0 4 13 11 30 64 86 79 69.6
Selected Causes of Death Total Age in Years Average
Age at
Death
Less
Than
One

1-4

5-9

10-14

15-19

20-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65-74

75-84
85
and
Over


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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