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Leading Causes of Resident Deaths by Age Group and Gender
McDowell 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 629 100.0 610 100.0 1,239 100.0
Diseases of the Heart 220 35.0 254 41.6 474 38.3
Malignant Neoplasms 133 21.1 106 17.4 239 19.3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Allied Conditions 65 10.3 22 3.6 87 7.0
Cerebrovascular Disease 25 4.0 47 7.7 72 5.8
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis 47 7.5 0 0.0 47 3.8
Diabetes Mellitus 8 1.3 38 6.2 46 3.7
Pneumonia and Influenza 24 3.8 17 2.8 41 3.3
Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 15 2.4 15 2.5 30 2.4
Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Nephrosis 9 1.4 14 2.3 23 1.9
Septicemia 11 1.7 7 1.1 18 1.5
Hypertension 3 0.5 8 1.3 11 0.9
All Other Causes (Residual) 69 11.0 82 13.4 151 12.2
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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