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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Mercer 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 7,862 64 28 9 14 42 63 138 235 427 851 1,844 2,413 1,732 71.9
---Deaths under 1 Year 64 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 73.7
Septicemia 103 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 23 36 36 79.4
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 4 1 0 0 0 39.0
Malignant Neoplasms 1,736 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 37 146 286 534 524 199 70.6
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 378 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 22 56 110 129 51 72.4
------Colon 141 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 17 41 46 26 73.8
------Pancreas 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 8 23 30 6 73.0
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 546 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 40 107 203 147 40 69.4
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 527 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 36 104 196 142 40 69.5
---of Female Breast 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 26 24 35 10 67.5
---of Genitourinary Organs 254 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22 34 64 86 43 72.9
------Cervix Uteri 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 1 4 1 61.5
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 7 14 16 8 70.7
------Prostate 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 23 43 24 76.9
------Bladder 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 12 11 4 72.2
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 438 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 11 43 63 133 127 55 70.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 6 8 3 64.7
Diabetes Mellitus 202 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 20 25 54 68 27 71.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 3,269 2 1 0 0 2 3 16 56 128 323 786 1,061 889 76.1
---Diseases of the Heart 2,665 2 1 0 0 1 2 14 53 114 273 656 846 701 75.6
------Ischemic Heart Disease 1,765 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 31 79 207 459 564 418 75.2
---Hypertension 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 11 15 14 78.7
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 447 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 12 37 91 157 143 78.2
---Atherosclerosis 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 8 79.5
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 21 32 23 77.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 330 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 14 43 102 162 82.1
---Pneumonia 318 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 14 40 98 158 82.4
---Influenza 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 75.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 481 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 41 156 197 69 74.7
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 61 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 4 22 21 6 69.9
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 28 37 12 75.4
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 22 33 7 75.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 13 24 21 11 5 61.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 115 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 16 45 41 79.1
Congenital Anomalies 27 13 4 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 0 19.4
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 54 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 7 6 22 61.4
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 311 1 12 8 11 26 29 48 38 30 28 20 41 19 44.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 175 0 4 4 6 22 25 37 22 14 12 8 20 1 37.8
---Falls 48 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 3 6 5 16 14 72.7
---Fires and Flames 18 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 33.2
---Drownings 13 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 32.2
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 57 1 3 1 3 2 2 6 10 10 6 4 5 4 45.5
Suicide 121 0 0 0 1 6 14 20 24 14 15 20 5 2 45.2
Homicide 72 0 2 0 1 6 7 23 10 10 5 4 3 1 38.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 821 32 5 1 1 1 4 15 32 35 61 126 263 245 72.1
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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