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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Preston 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 3,061 45 6 5 4 19 22 54 96 146 364 719 887 694 71.5
---Deaths under 1 Year 45 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Septicemia 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 12 16 12 76.2
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 33.0
Malignant Neoplasms 651 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 29 49 122 200 185 59 69.2
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 108 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 18 30 35 13 71.1
------Colon 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 14 15 6 71.9
------Pancreas 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 8 3 71.2
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 190 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 50 70 50 5 68.1
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 185 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 49 70 46 5 68.0
---of Female Breast 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 11 15 7 4 64.4
---of Genitourinary Organs 109 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 11 29 42 11 71.1
------Cervix Uteri 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 50.2
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 8 0 67.0
------Prostate 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 14 17 6 77.4
------Bladder 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 9 4 72.9
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 196 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 14 13 32 56 51 26 69.4
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 12 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5 2 1 58.7
Diabetes Mellitus 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 10 30 20 15 71.7
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,300 0 1 0 0 0 5 4 19 42 125 292 417 395 76.8
---Diseases of the Heart 1,054 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 17 36 109 242 334 307 76.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 695 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 12 24 75 162 236 182 75.9
---Hypertension 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 4 4 76.1
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 165 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 10 27 56 66 80.1
---Atherosclerosis 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 11 12 83.3
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 39 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 13 12 6 71.2
Pneumonia and Influenza 131 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 22 46 55 81.7
---Pneumonia 129 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 21 46 54 81.7
---Influenza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 85.5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 134 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 23 38 46 20 73.3
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 10 10 4 68.9
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 7 7 11 75.5
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2 1 70.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 7 4 1 65.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 20 19 79.4
Congenital Anomalies 29 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 20.6
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 16 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 3 38.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 153 0 1 4 3 12 13 19 18 8 17 20 23 15 51.0
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 84 0 1 2 1 11 11 16 13 5 6 8 9 1 40.1
---Falls 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 8 78.5
---Fires and Flames 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 41.7
---Drownings 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18.5
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 34 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 3 2 6 6 5 6 61.7
Suicide 52 0 0 0 1 2 3 12 8 4 7 10 5 0 48.1
Homicide 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 0 44.0
All Other Causes (Residual) 336 20 2 0 0 4 0 3 10 20 30 65 94 88 69.4
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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