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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Nicholas 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 2,837 23 3 2 1 14 22 65 84 161 334 715 810 602 71.4
---Deaths under 1 Year 23 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 12 12 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 1 0 0 72.0
Septicemia 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 12 7 75.9
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 38.0
Malignant Neoplasms 682 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 17 55 120 230 170 74 69.1
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5 21 43 36 22 70.9
------Colon 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 7 16 12 6 69.9
------Pancreas 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 7 8 75.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 229 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 41 108 50 9 68.6
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 216 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 18 39 100 48 9 68.6
---of Female Breast 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 14 12 13 7 64.6
---of Genitourinary Organs 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 16 30 28 17 72.8
------Cervix Uteri 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 70.0
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 6 7 6 71.4
------Prostate 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 14 5 76.0
------Bladder 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 3 2 71.1
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 156 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 3 18 28 37 43 19 67.9
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 2 68.2
Diabetes Mellitus 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 17 17 9 71.5
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,161 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 22 58 123 269 366 316 75.5
---Diseases of the Heart 944 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 20 49 106 225 293 245 75.1
------Ischemic Heart Disease 560 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 23 65 149 181 132 75.4
---Hypertension 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 2 76.3
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 161 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 14 27 53 61 79.0
---Atherosclerosis 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 2 73.0
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 36 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 12 12 6 72.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 117 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 23 40 45 80.2
---Pneumonia 115 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 23 39 44 80.1
---Influenza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 84.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 19 55 60 32 75.2
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 11 4 73.3
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 16 18 7 74.7
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 14 4 73.8
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 4 8 1 0 60.7
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 15 13 79.7
Congenital Anomalies 9 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 26.8
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 24 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 3 7 54.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 157 1 2 1 1 8 17 28 17 17 15 18 21 11 48.9
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 77 0 1 1 1 7 12 19 7 10 4 8 6 1 40.2
---Falls 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 12 4 75.7
---Fires and Flames 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 76.3
---Drownings 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.0
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 55 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 9 7 10 7 3 5 50.8
Suicide 32 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 8 2 5 3 4 0 47.6
Homicide 12 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 37.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 260 10 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 12 18 51 78 78 72.8
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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