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

Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Total Deaths, All Causes 287 100.0 304 100.0 591 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 98 34.1 122 40.1 220 37.2
Malignant Neoplasms 62 21.6 60 19.7 122 20.6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 26 9.1 18 5.9 44 7.4
Cerebrovascular Disease 16 5.6 23 7.6 39 6.6
Pneumonia and Influenza 18 6.3 15 4.9 33 5.6
Diabetes Mellitus 7 2.4 14 4.6 21 3.6
Septicemia 3 1.0 4 1.3 7 1.2
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 0.7 4 1.3 6 1.0
Hernia and Intestinal Obstruction 3 1.0 2 0.7 5 0.8
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 2 0.7 3 1.0 5 0.8
Suicide 4 1.4 1 0.3 5 0.8
All Other Causes (Residual) 46 16.0 38 12.5 84 14.2
Leading Causes of Death Seventy-Five to Eighty-Four Years
Male Female Total
Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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