Leading
Causes of Death |
Eighty-Five
Years and Over |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total Deaths, All Causes |
1,738 |
100.0 |
3,669 |
100.0 |
5,407 |
100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart |
658 |
37.9 |
1,606 |
43.8 |
2,264 |
41.9 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
260 |
15.0 |
298 |
8.1 |
558 |
10.3 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
153 |
8.8 |
383 |
10.4 |
536 |
9.9 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
122 |
7.0 |
128 |
3.5 |
250 |
4.6 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
33 |
1.9 |
102 |
2.8 |
135 |
2.5 |
Pneumonia and Influenza |
33 |
1.9 |
89 |
2.4 |
122 |
2.3 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
46 |
2.6 |
74 |
2.0 |
120 |
2.2 |
Septicemia |
38 |
2.2 |
68 |
1.9 |
106 |
2.0 |
Atherosclerosis |
29 |
1.7 |
73 |
2.0 |
102 |
1.9 |
Accidents |
46 |
2.6 |
56 |
1.5 |
102 |
1.9 |
Hypertension |
9 |
0.5 |
40 |
1.1 |
49 |
0.9 |
All Other Causes (Residual) |
311 |
17.9 |
752 |
20.5 |
1,063 |
19.7 |
Leading
Causes of Death |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Eighty-Five
Years and Over |