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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Mason 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 2,947 23 5 1 7 22 19 52 83 164 382 709 850 630 71.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2
---Deaths under 28 Days 11 11 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 1 0 0 0 62.0
Septicemia 27 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 5 7 9 73.0
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 33.2
Malignant Neoplasms 708 0 0 0 0 6 1 6 18 56 144 219 175 83 69.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 15 22 49 42 27 71.9
------Colon 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 12 15 8 73.8
------Pancreas 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 13 10 7 70.5
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 236 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 66 82 52 15 67.9
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 232 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 66 80 51 15 68.0
---of Female Breast 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 12 13 6 68.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 13 32 24 12 72.1
------Cervix Uteri 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 62.2
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5 5 2 69.9
------Prostate 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 8 14 5 76.0
------Bladder 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 4 76.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 176 0 0 0 0 6 1 3 10 13 32 44 44 23 67.0
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 2 74.6
Diabetes Mellitus 62 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 8 18 18 13 73.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,354 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 17 55 158 309 460 349 76.0
---Diseases of the Heart 1,101 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 13 50 135 260 368 270 75.5
------Ischemic Heart Disease 729 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 32 91 168 246 184 76.0
---Hypertension 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 77.2
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 191 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 17 38 75 52 77.2
---Atherosclerosis 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 12 82.6
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 11 10 78.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 13 17 25 76.7
---Pneumonia 64 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 12 17 25 76.9
---Influenza 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 69.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 128 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 15 48 39 22 74.7
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 15 5 1 68.6
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 20 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 8 5 74.1
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 76.5
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6 7 2 0 61.1
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 11 8 78.7
Congenital Anomalies 6 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.5
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 29 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 7 61.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 134 1 4 0 3 11 15 25 15 15 11 8 19 7 44.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 86 1 1 0 3 10 14 20 8 10 7 3 9 0 38.2
---Falls 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 5 69.3
---Fires and Flames 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23.3
---Drownings 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 27.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 22 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 4 1 3 4 2 56.1
Suicide 40 0 0 0 2 0 1 4 6 7 4 7 5 4 55.5
Homicide 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 4 0 1 0 1 42.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 287 10 1 1 0 2 1 4 10 14 18 51 80 95 72.7
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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