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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Boone County Deaths, 1989 - 1998

Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 409 100.0 306 100.0 715 100.0
Malignant Neoplasms 141 34.5 103 33.7 244 34.1
Diseases of the Heart 136 33.3 90 29.4 226 31.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 23 5.6 32 10.5 55 7.7
Cerebrovascular Disease 16 3.9 18 5.9 34 4.8
Diabetes Mellitus 6 1.5 16 5.2 22 3.1
Pneumonia and Influenza 13 3.2 1 0.3 14 2.0
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 14 3.4 0 0.0 14 2.0
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 6 1.5 6 2.0 12 1.7
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 7 1.7 2 0.7 9 1.3
Septicemia 6 1.5 1 0.3 7 1.0
Ulcer of Stomcah and Duodenum 2 0.5 3 1.0 5 0.7
All Other Causes (Residual) 39 9.5 34 11.1 73 10.2
Leading Causes of Death Sixty-Five to Seventy-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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