Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Total Deaths, All Causes |
2,979 |
100.0 |
3,351 |
100.0 |
6,330 |
100.0 |
Diseases of the Heart |
913 |
30.6 |
1,048 |
31.3 |
1,961 |
31.0 |
Malignant Neoplasms |
734 |
24.6 |
716 |
21.4 |
1,450 |
22.9 |
Chronic Lower Respiratory Diseases |
239 |
8.0 |
274 |
8.2 |
513 |
8.1 |
Cerebrovascular Disease |
197 |
6.6 |
271 |
8.1 |
468 |
7.4 |
Diabetes Mellitus |
99 |
3.3 |
143 |
4.3 |
242 |
3.8 |
Alzheimer's Disease |
47 |
1.6 |
97 |
2.9 |
144 |
2.3 |
Influenza and Pneumonia |
58 |
1.9 |
77 |
2.3 |
135 |
2.1 |
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis |
69 |
2.3 |
55 |
1.6 |
124 |
2.0 |
Accidents |
62 |
2.1 |
49 |
1.5 |
111 |
1.8 |
Septicemia |
42 |
1.4 |
55 |
1.6 |
97 |
1.5 |
Atherosclerosis |
24 |
0.8 |
30 |
0.9 |
54 |
0.9 |
All Other Causes (Residual) |
495 |
16.6 |
536 |
16.0 |
1,031 |
16.3 |
Leading Causes of Death |
Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |