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Selected Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group
Wyoming 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 2,607 18 4 6 7 27 16 63 118 200 373 693 711 371 68.1
---Deaths under 1 Year 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
---Deaths under 28 Days 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Tuberculosis 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 81.5
Septicemia 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 6 4 72.3
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42.0
Malignant Neoplasms 594 0 1 0 0 5 2 3 23 68 111 202 135 44 67.0
---of Digestive Organs and Peritoneum 119 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 13 17 44 25 12 67.7
------Colon 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 11 12 4 71.8
------Pancreas 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 10 5 1 62.7
---of Respiratory and Intrathoracic Organs 218 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 24 48 83 50 5 66.7
------Trachea, Bronchus, and Lung 213 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 24 46 83 47 5 66.6
---of Female Breast 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 12 9 6 0 60.2
---of Genitourinary Organs 91 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 8 29 24 17 72.2
------Cervix Uteri 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 65.7
------Ovarian and Other Uterine 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 8 3 4 68.8
------Prostate 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 12 6 76.7
------Bladder 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 5 5 4 72.7
---All Other (Malignant Neoplasms) 127 0 1 0 0 4 2 1 5 11 26 37 30 10 65.1
Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Unspecified Neoplasms 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 81.4
Diabetes Mellitus 86 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 14 26 23 11 69.3
Major Cardiovascular Disease 1,053 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 29 64 154 272 335 190 72.5
---Diseases of the Heart 889 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 25 58 132 232 273 164 72.4
------Ischemic Heart Disease 617 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 13 40 99 161 199 104 72.7
---Hypertension 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 2 75.8
---Cerebrovascular Diseases 126 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 6 16 29 48 20 72.5
---Atherosclerosis 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 80.2
---Other Diseases of Arteries, Arterioles, and Capillaries 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 9 1 71.3
Pneumonia and Influenza 80 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 18 29 24 76.3
---Pneumonia 80 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 18 29 24 76.3
---Influenza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 171 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 26 53 63 23 73.3
Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Asthma 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 9 8 3 70.4
Pneumoconiosis and Other Lung Diseases Due to External Agent 87 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 31 30 14 74.9
---Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 30 26 9 74.6
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 9 7 6 2 1 55.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 5 5 74.2
Congenital Anomalies 13 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 0 33.7
Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 3 4 58.2
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 161 2 1 3 4 17 8 31 25 17 11 13 19 10 45.1
---Motor Vehicle Injuries 94 1 0 2 4 14 7 28 11 10 6 6 4 1 36.2
---Falls 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 6 7 81.2
---Fires and Flames 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 57.3
---Drownings 6 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 23.8
---All Other (Unintentional Injuries) 39 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 12 6 4 5 6 2 53.2
Suicide 35 0 0 0 1 2 2 6 8 2 6 7 1 0 44.9
Homicide 17 0 0 0 0 1 2 8 4 1 0 1 0 0 34.1
All Other Causes (Residual) 209 7 0 0 2 0 2 7 13 18 21 47 54 38 66.8
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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