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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Wyoming 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 401 100.0 292 100.0 693 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 148 36.9 84 28.8 232 33.5
Malignant Neoplasms 114 28.4 88 30.1 202 29.1
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 24 6.0 29 9.9 53 7.6
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 30 7.5 0 0.0 30 4.3
Cerebrovascular Disease 17 4.2 12 4.1 29 4.2
Diabetes Mellitus 8 2.0 18 6.2 26 3.8
Pneumonia and Influenza 12 3.0 6 2.1 18 2.6
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 4 1.0 9 3.1 13 1.9
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 3 0.7 6 2.1 9 1.3
Suicide 7 1.7 0 0.0 7 1.0
Chronic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis 2 0.5 4 1.4 6 0.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 32 8.0 36 12.3 68 9.8
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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