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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
Jackson 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 416 100.0 425 100.0 841 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 135 32.5 176 41.4 311 37.0
Malignant Neoplasms 93 22.4 87 20.5 180 21.4
Cerebrovascular Disease 33 7.9 34 8.0 67 8.0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 40 9.6 19 4.5 59 7.0
Pneumonia and Influenza 17 4.1 32 7.5 49 5.8
Diabetes Mellitus 11 2.6 21 4.9 32 3.8
Septicemia 6 1.4 7 1.6 13 1.5
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 8 1.9 5 1.2 13 1.5
Hypertension 3 0.7 2 0.5 5 0.6
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 2 0.5 2 0.5 4 0.5
Suicide 4 1.0 0 0.0 4 0.5
All Other Causes (Residual) 64 15.4 40 9.4 104 12.4
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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